Justice and the racial dimensions of health inequalities: A view from COVID-19

Agomoni Ganguli-Mitra; Kaveri Qureshi; Gwenetta D. Curry; Nasar Meer

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Justice and the racial dimensions of health inequalities: A view from COVID-19

Agomoni Ganguli-Mitra^*, Kaveri Qureshi, Gwenetta D. Curry, Nasar Meer

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In this paper, we take up the call to further examine structural injustice in health, and racial inequalities in particular. We examine the many facets of racism: structural, interpersonal and institutional as they appeared in the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK, and emphasize the relevance of their systemic character. We suggest that such inequalities were entirely foreseeable, for their causal mechanisms are deeply ingrained in our social structures. It is by recognizing the conventional, un-extraordinary nature of racism within social systems that we can begin to address socially mediated health inequalities.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	252-259
Journal	Bioethics
Volume	36
Issue number	3
Early online date	4 Mar 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/bioe.13010
Publication status	Published - Mar 2022

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racism
COVID 19
structural injustice
health and social inequality
racial capitalism

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Special Issue: Racism in Health and Bioethics
Ganguli-Mitra, A. (ed.), Ballantyne, A. (ed.), Ray, K. (ed.) & Shahvisi, A. (ed.), 11 Mar 2022, In: Bioethics. 36, 3, p. 233-345
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