United States: Pramila’s Bill Approved
Representative Pramila Jayapal’s (pictured) South Asian Heart Health Bill has passed another stage in Congress. As reported during earlier stages, the US House of Representatives has now passed a bipartisan bill aimed at raising awareness about the alarming rate of heart disease in South Asian communities throughout the United States while investing in strategies to […]
United Kingdom: COVID-19 Greater Risk Among Asians
The UK Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published a report showing Asian people are up to five times more likely to contract Covid-19 than white people. The research also found that more than half of pregnant women with Covid-19 are from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds and warns that BAME communities could […]
More News From Around The World: Canada
First Nation Children 25 Times More Likely to Have Type 2 A newly released study has found that children in First Nations communities are 25 times more likely to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes compared to other children in Manitoba. The study was conducted by the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy (MCHP) in partnership […]