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Coronavirus: Charity calls for urgent action re disproportionate number of BAME people dying from COVID-19

29th April 202028th April 2020 Josie McFarlane 807 Views 0 Comments BAME, Black health, BME, charity, Coronavirus, COVID19, deaths, government, health

Following news reports that people from BAME communities are disproportionately contracting and dying from COVID-19 compared to the general population,

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Increasing diabetes awareness by Tony Kelly

20th February 202013th February 2020 Becky Wybrow 882 Views 0 Comments Black health, Diabetes, Lifestyle, Tony Kelly

British-born Tony Kelly grew up in Jamaica, and returned to Birmingham in 1979, where he has been living ever since.

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Woman who gave kidney to her brother appeals for more BAME donors

13th August 201911th August 2019 Josie McFarlane 592 Views 0 Comments appeal, BAME Community, Belief, Black health, donors, Save Lives

A university manager who donated a kidney to her brother has called for more black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME)

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Sickle cell anaemia patients denied benefits due to ‘invisible’ illness, MPs warn

30th July 201930th July 2019 Josie McFarlane 2504 Views 0 Comments #Finances, Benfits, Black health, Disability support, government, Sickle cell

Most patients do not seem unwell when they are assessed as symptoms are triggered by stress or a sudden change in