Growing calls to fight racism in healthcare

Imagine being in the worst pain of your life, and the one place where you can seek relief is also where you’ve faced racism and discrimination. Faiza Amin with the growing calls demanding compassionate care for those living with sickle cell disease.

Feb 22, 2021, 5:39 PM

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