Systemic racism in health care

医疗保健中的系统性种族主义

Health Check

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2024-07-25

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Systemic racism affects our wellbeing long before we ever see a doctor. How can the health community address it? Also on the programme, a new malaria vaccine is rolled out in the Ivory Coast, we take a closer look at the story behind it. And while we have long been cautioned against heavy exercise before sleep, it turns out that light intermittent exercise may be the secret to getting a bit more sleep.

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  • Hello and welcome to Health Check from the BBC with me, Claudia Hammond.

  • Today, there is constantly progress in medicine with new treatments and vaccines coming on stream.

  • But whether you can get the care you need depends, of course, on where you live, but also on who you are.

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