Racial equity in the fight against COVID-19: a qualitative study examining the importance of collecting race-based data in the Canadian context

Abstract Background A failure to ensure racial equity in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has caused Black communities in Canada to disproportionately be impacted. The aim of the current study was to determine the needs and concerns of Black communities in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and to high...

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Main Authors: Ranie Ahmed, Omer Jamal, Waleed Ishak, Kiran Nabi, Nida Mustafa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40794-021-00138-2