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Gynaecology in a pandemic – Interview with Dr. Ruth Habte

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Post published:July 6, 2020
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By Sadiq Vali Dr. Ruth Habte is a resident at UBC in the department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. COVID-19 Women’s Initiative (CWI) reached out to her to talk about the changes in access to contraception and sexual health during the pandemic that she has seen since the start of her residency.

Trans and Two Spirit Health During COVID-19

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Post published:June 28, 2020
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By Caroline McKenna While COVID-19 has fractured the world’s health care systems and economies, more than anything it has highlighted and exacerbated the pre-existing health inequities in vulnerable populations. Among the…

Prejudice Toward Asian Health Care Workers

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Post published:June 27, 2020
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By: Anjelica Shrestha On February 11th, 2020, the WHO declared the novel coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic. Within the first 2 weeks of this declaration, more than 1,000 cases of racial discrimination and harassment against Asian Americans had been reported.