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  1. Does ‘AI’ stand for augmenting inequality in the era of COVID-19 healthcare?

    Does ‘AI’ stand for augmenting inequality in the era of COVID-19 healthcare?

    May 6, 2021

    Leslie, Mazumder et al, BMJ (16.03.21) ‘Artificial intelligence can help tackle the covid-19 pandemic, but bias and discrimination in its design and deployment risk exacerbating existing health inequity.’ Among the most damaging characteristics of the COVID-19 pandemic has been its disproportionate effect on disadvantaged communities. As the outbreak has spread globally, factors such as systemic racism, marginalisation and structural inequality have created path dependencies that have led to poor health outcomes. These social determinants of infectious disease and vulnerability to disaster have converged to affect already disadvantaged communities with higher levels of...

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  2. Coronavirus and depression in adults, Great Britain: January to March 2021

    Coronavirus and depression in adults, Great Britain: January to March 2021

    May 6, 2021

    Office for National Statistics (05.05.21) An analysis of the proportion of the British adult population experiencing some form of depression in early 2021, by age, sex and other characteristics. Includes comparisons with 2020 and pre-pandemic estimates. Main points Around 1 in 5 (21%) adults experienced some form of depression in early 2021 (27 January to 7 March); this is an increase since November 2020 (19%) and more than double that observed before the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic (10%). Around 1 in 3 (35%) adults who reported being unable to afford an unexpected expense...

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  4. Watch this IPPO-Conversation webinar on the truth about racial inequalities and COVID-19 – and what should be done to address the long-term impacts?

    Watch this IPPO-Conversation webinar on the truth about racial inequalities and COVID-19 – and what should be done to address the long-term impacts?

    May 5, 2021

    The Conversation’s Kuba Shand-Baptiste host the webinar to discuss the realities of racial inequality and COVID-19. She is joined by Claudia Bernard from Goldsmiths, University of London, Winston Morgan from the University of East London, James Nazroo from the University of Manchester, and Mariko Hayashi from  Southeast and East Asian Centre (SEEAC). 

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