Only 1% of BAME Londoners on the organ donor register
According to NHS figures, 62% of Londoners waiting for an organ transplant are either Black or Asian. Many people from
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Dementia whiteboard ‘touches hearts’ around the world
Words of reassurance written on a whiteboard by a daughter to her mother have led to a global conversation about
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DR Congo marks six months since Ebola outbreak began
Today marks six months since the declaration of the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. There have
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Innovative HIV prevention projects reached 170,000 people in 2018
Projects tackling HIV across England, which were funded by the Public Health England (PHE) HIV Innovation Fund, reached around 170,000
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Funding boost will help organisations promote organ donation in the Christian community
Two organisations working within the Christian community are joining the campaign to address the urgent need for black, Asian and
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Sickle cell: Call The Midwife shines spotlight on disease
Viewers and people with sickle cell disease have praised TV show Call The Midwife for its storyline portraying the condition.
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The refuge for children with microcephaly
In the coastal town of Kilifi in Kenya, an abnormally large number of children born with microcephaly – a condition
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Call for more people from black communities to give blood as new figures show more than 400 black people became New Year donors in 2018
NHS Blood and Transplant is urging people from the black community to make becoming a blood donor their New Year’s
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How NHS 111 can help you
Dr Seun Bakare, Northwest London Urgent Care GP said: “The winter months can be challenging for the NHS, especially for
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What keeps some black women from seeking mental health care
‘You either get told to pray about it or you’re told to get over it, basically,’ one woman told Moneyish.
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Cancer care worse for deprived and BAME Londoners, report finds
Cancer patients in London’s most deprived areas are experiencing worse care than the rest of England, a new report has
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Grinch has stolen Christmas from social care
Care providers say the Grinch has stolen Christmas hope from 1.4m older and vulnerable adults who are currently going without
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‘Miracle’ six-day-old baby survives Ebola
A baby girl who was diagnosed with Ebola when she was only six days old has survived, health officials in
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Male suicide rates in Wales ‘a national emergency’
There should be as big a focus on mental health as physical health in order to reduce the number of
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Heartwise Ministries Introduces Worship/Health App
On December 7 and 8, 2018, Heartwise Ministries will be releasing the new worship app, Biblical Prescriptions. The app will be
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