Medical Apartheid
September 13, 2023
Substandard medicines blamed for 285,000 childhood malaria, pneumonia deaths

VIdya Krishnan, an Indian Journalist writes about a “dirty secret in global health:” that rich countries get quality medicines and that the poor countries often get poison. Her op-ed in the Sept 11 New York Times describes the regulatory inequities between rich and poor nations. and how these inequities fail to prevent manufacture and export…
September 8, 2023
Global North’s Pandemic Selfishness: Seeds of the Global South’s Burning Resentment

Mark Suzman, CEO of Gates Foundation, admits that the distrust in the Global South has been brought about by Vaccine policies of the Global North (see article). In June, at the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact in Paris, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa highlighted the deep resentment felt by many in the Global…
July 16, 2023
DEI plays a critical role in addressing health disparities, despite political controversy surrounding it.

The diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) movement is under organized and escalating attack. The critics argue that “DEI Inc.” has gone too far-and should be rolled back or defunded because of clunky and controversial administrative moves.” It was recently reported by the National Bureau of Economic Research that even the wealthiest Black patients suffer worse…
May 17, 2023
Medical Apartheid and Structural Racism in Global Health [WEBINAR]

Patent protections and global debt are deepening inequalities in access to basic health and social services around the world. Their existence threatens progress toward Universal Health Coverage (UHC), and impacts nearly all the work the DGH conducts around the world. The UNAIDS 2022 Annual Report cites debt and austerity as key threats to progress against HIV/AIDS….
March 9, 2023
Anti-racism: Commitments, actions, and accountability don’t align with pronouncements

The authors place leading Public Health organizations under the scanner for their anti-racism commitments and accountability. They found that the majority of organizations (26/45) have not made any public statements in response to calls for antiracism actions, and that decision-making bodies are still lacking diversity and representation from the majority of the world’s population. Also,…
March 7, 2023
Anti-Blackness in global health – from vaccine to visa apartheid

In this article on PLOS Global Health, Catherine Kyobutungi and others discuss what anti-Blackness in global health means, why it matters, and what needs to be done to counter anti-Blackness in global health and development. https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0001663
March 1, 2023
Vaccine Apartheid: Perspectives from a Kenyan Doctor

I was breathless, flushed, and worn out – symptoms that were consistent with the deadly SARS-CoV-2 virus. Or perhaps signs of sheer exhaustion from my 24-hour shift in the Kenyan critical COVID ward while wearing the required heavy, tight, personal protective attire. I contemplated going in for my second PCR test for the week, while thoughts…
November 10, 2022
African scientists say Western aid to fight pandemic is backfiring. Here’s their plan

Global health inequities are inevitable, according to virologist and former president of the Nigerian Academy of Sciences Oyewale Tomori. “The WHO is,” says Tomori, “well, I know the W stands for World, but sometimes I think it stands for White.” Dr. Tomori shared that he was not surprised that high-income countries were buying up monkeypox vaccine…
September 25, 2022
[VIDEO] Are Vaccines Really That Accessible?

We are 16 months into the COVID-19 pandemic and about a year into the discussion to waiver the intellectual property rights for manufacturing the COVID-19 vaccine. In May 2020, the World Health Organization launched the COVID-19 Technology Access Pool (C-TAP) after a request from the president of Costa Rica for voluntary arrangement by the owners…
August 16, 2022
Zika, forgotten and forsaken: Global North’s lack of interest leaves vulnerable families stranded

The New York Times reveals that as soon as it became clear that Zika wouldn’t ravage the Global North, funding and attention dwindled, leaving impoverished communities to suffer in silence. Sadly, those in lower socioeconomic classes are hit the hardest, with little hope of relief. And just when they needed it most, the COVID-19 pandemic…
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