| Justice in Global Health Emergencies & Humanitarian Crises

In her second post on our website, Radha Adhikari discusses the inequities that the BAME health workforce faces in the Covid-19 outbreak and contextualises this within the historical and ongoing disadvantages this group experiences in the UK.

In our fourth animation, Agomoni Ganguli-Mitra discusses the terms ’emergency’, ‘disasters’, and ‘crisis’, their usage, and their ethical implications.

In Episode 9 of ‘Just Emergencies’, Susan Dodds discusses the range of vulnerabilities carers might experience during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Rebecca Richards argues that the NHS – as a health system – is the responsibility of the government and should not need be reliant on the support of volunteers and donors.

In a recent ‘Wellcome Open Research’ open letter, Agomoni Ganguli-Mitra and colleagues highlight how a proposed ‘segmenting and shielding’ approach to easing the UK lockdown may have unintended, harmful public health consequences. 

For Episode 8 of Just Emergencies: Covid-19 & Undocumented Migrant Communities, Josephine Greenbrook discusses how undocumented migrants and asylum seekers are affected by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

Ryoa Chung discusses the relationship between social disparities, health inequities, and the coronavirus pandemic.

In the final instalment of their Blog Series, Nandini Sen and colleagues take a look at the mental health challenges Indian postgraduate students face during the Covid-19 pandemic.

In the third instalment of their Blog Series, Nandini Sen and colleagues examine the relationship between Covid-19 in India and an increase in Gender-Based Violence.

Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic communities are disproportionately impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Nasar Meer and colleagues explore these inequalities and the social determinants of health that underpin them.