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Nuffield Webinar: Ethical implications of antibody testing and ‘immunity certification’

9th July 2020 Rebecca Richards

Two Human Figures Walking Across a Passport filled with Visa Stamps

The possibility of using immunity certifications as a new way of monitoring and managing the spread of Covid-19 has recently garnered a lot of attention. Agomoni Ganguli-Mitra recently spoke at Nuffield’s ‘Ethical implications of antibody testing and “immunity certification”’ webinar about how such policies might exacerbate existing inequalities. Find out more and watch the webinar (link included) here.

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BMJ Opinion: The need to unpack vulnerability in a pandemic – by Agomoni Ganguli-Mitra

6th July 2020 Rebecca Richards

In her piece for the BMJ, Agomoni Ganguli-Mitra argues that the concept of vulnerability needs to be unpacked in the context of the Covid-19 outbreak. Applying a taxonomy of vulnerability, she discusses how different groups become and are made vulnerable during this worldwide pandemic.

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Covid-19 and the Black Asian Minority Ethnic Healthcare Workforce – by Radha Adhikari

29th June 2020 Rebecca Richards

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.

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New Animation: Nature of Emergencies

16th June 2020 Rebecca Richards

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

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Just Emergencies Episode 9: Covid-19, Carers & Vulnerability. Vulnerability Part 3 with Prof. Susan Dodds

4th June 2020 Rebecca Richards

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

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The NHS is a health system not a charity. It should be funded accordingly – by Rebecca Richards

28th May 2020 Rebecca Richards

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.

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Wellcome Open Research: Segmenting communities as public health strategy: a view from the social sciences and humanities – by Agomoni Ganguli-Mitra and colleagues

27th May 2020 Rebecca Richards

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.

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Just Emergencies Episode 8: Covid-19 & Undocumented Migrant Communities. Vulnerability Part 2 with Josephine Greenbrook

26th May 2020 Rebecca Richards

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.

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Health inequalities, social justice and international ethics in the time of coronavirus by Ryoa Chung

25th May 2020 Rebecca Richards

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

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Blog Series Part 4: A Tale of Students in Higher Education in India and Abroad: Life under Lockdown by Nandini Sen and colleagues

22nd May 2020 Rebecca Richards

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.

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