By Professor Kamlesh Khunti Every person deserves access to high-quality health care. It is a human right. Ethnicity should not make a difference, it really should not, but unfortunately there are still major challenges we need to overcome to reduce health inequalities. According to a study published in June 2020, of the 1,518 COVID-19-related studies then Read More
A change of name – the right time
The COVID-19 Pandemic has placed health inequalities in the spotlight, amassing wide scale attention in national media following the disproportionate disease burden suffered by Black African, Black African Caribbean and South Asian communities compared to White Europeans. The pandemic has also highlighted the under-representation of these communities in clinical research and the effect this has Read More
Health inequality must be ‘stamped out’ to increase vaccine uptake among ethnic minorities
The “non-stop loop” of lockdown will never be broken if fear and uncertainty about having a COVID-19 vaccine among ethnic minorities is not addressed, a top researcher has said. Dr David Strain, Senior Clinical Lecturer at the University of Exeter Medical School, has brought together a group of experts to discuss vaccine hesitancy and how Read More
Virtual ‘Healthy Goals’ Pilot – Update
The first virtual ‘Healthy Goals’ pilot program in partnership with Leicester City Football Club and Cities Changing Diabetes completed this week and coordinated by Sunny Rohit, Community Engagement Officer for the Centre. The pilot program included individuals from our Walking Cricket Group who kindly volunteered to be part of this group on Zoom during lockdown. Read More
Attitudes About COVID-19 and Health
We have an opportunity for people to take part in some research looking into attitudes towards coronavirus (COVID-19). Attitudes About COVID-19 and Health We are a research team at University College London investigating people’s attitudes and behaviours are towards the COVID-19 pandemic and the public health strategies that have been put in place to tackle Read More
Restricted religious practices relating to death causing upset among all ethnicity groups
The “devastation of death” is being made worse among all ethnicity groups because some religious practices relating to religious services and burials are restricted because of COVID-19. A new study, led by Director of the Centre for Black and Minority Ethnic Health Professor Kamlesh Khunti, has shown that ethnic minorities may have been affected more Read More