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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Science
Andrew Gregory Health editor

Racism poses public health threat to millions worldwide, finds report

Clinical staff care for a patient as she has a CT (computed tomography) scan at Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge.
The review calls for wider recognition of xenophobia as a fundamental determinant of health. Photograph: Neil Hall/AFP/Getty Images

Racism is a “profound” and “insidious” driver of health inequalities worldwide and poses a public health threat to millions of people, according to a global review.

Racism, xenophobia and discrimination are “fundamental influences” on health globally but have been overlooked by health researchers, policymakers and practitioners, the series published in the Lancet suggests.

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