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Outrage and anger in a global pandemic: flipping the script on healthcare

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  • Sajda Qureshi

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Amidst a global pandemic, outrage and anger over the death of a Black man at the hands of a White police officer spread globally. The protests exposed generations of institutional racism and socio-economic inequities in many countries. This editorial explores the socio-economic inequities that have left those in racially segregated marginalized communities most at risk from COVID 19. It offers a cyclical view of the relationship between socio-economic inequities and health outcomes, suggesting that once these inequities are addressed, then health outcomes can improve. There is an important role to be played by ICTs in enabling a positive cycle to take place. The papers in this issue reflect the ways in which the socio-economic indicators can be increased to support better health outcomes for people in low SES communities. They uncover the key issues facing communities offering healthcare service to their constituents and move the field forward by showing the ways in which ICTs may support a positive cycle of development and health outcomes.

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  • Sajda Qureshi, 2020. "Outrage and anger in a global pandemic: flipping the script on healthcare," Information Technology for Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 26(3), pages 445-457, July.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:titdxx:v:26:y:2020:i:3:p:445-457
    DOI: 10.1080/02681102.2020.1783826
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