This research provides archaeological evidence for free or enslaved Indigenous and African individuals during colonial times in Quebec, where written accounts of African people are few and limited.
The findings contribute to a deeper understanding of the unique social and emotional wellbeing needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples accessing home-based aged care services and have significant implications for current and future aged care reforms in Australia.
This research highlights how how diversity is, and has been, defined, explained and enacted in the context of schooling.
This Article supports SDG 3 by highlighting that people with disabilities have a two-fold higher mortality rate than people without disabilities in LMICs; a better understanding of this relationship is needed to inform public health planning, policy making, and the allocation of health-care resources to promote healthy longevity for all populations worldwide.
Geographic disparities in access to liver transplant for advanced cirrhosis: Time to ring the alarm!
American Journal of Transplantation, Volume 24, May 2024
Nearly 2.4% of global deaths in 2019 were attributed to cirrhosis, which has increased since 2017. Liver transplantation (LT) is accepted as a lifesaving therapy for patients with complications of cirrhosis or hepatocellular cancer, but there are several barriers toward equitable access. This article outlines ways to reduce the disparities
This review underscores the need for anti-racist research and publication practices that actively engage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and researchers. This approach is vital to enhance cancer outcomes within these communities.
This Review supports SDG 3 by showing that people with disabilities in Latin America and the Carribean face inequities with regard to health-care access, including some evidence showing worse affordability and quality of care. Addressing data gaps will be important to more fully assess health equity among people with and without disabilities in this region.
This Editorial highlights disparities and inequalities in access to cancer screening and treatment (and consequently worse survival outcomes) in people with physical and intellectual disabilities.
This Article supports SDGs 3 and 13 by estimating the association between environmental heat exposure and emergency department admissions for people with disabilities, compared with people without disabilities
Catalyzing healthcare accessibility through cashless payment gateways in India: a digital revolution
The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia, Volume 23, April 2024
This Comment supports SGDs 3 and 10 by discussing how the use of cashless payment systems in India can help to promote equitable access to health care and improve patient experiences, and well as examining some barriers to adoption.
