Keynote Speaker Series: "Environmental Racism and COVID-19" by Eugene Richardson
Event details
- Start: 19 Oct 2021 13:00
Dr Eugene Richardson, from the Harvard Medical School, will be giving a presentation on “Environmental Racism and COVID-19”.
Given the limited capacity of the room (up to 30 people), please register here to book your place by the 15th of October 2021.
You can also follow the event live by zoom.
Keynote Speaker Series: “Environmental Racism and COVID-19”
Speaker: Eugene Richardson, Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School, Global Health & Social Medicine
Date: Tuesday, 19th of October 2021
Time: From 13 to 14h
Venue: Room Z/023 - Z/022 – Online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85391966842?pwd=QjJSeGhROG1TREtnSVFsNmVTT2M3dz09
Meeting ID: 853 9196 6842 - Passcode: 633713
Dr. Richardson received his MD from Cornell University Medical Collegeand his PhD in Anthropology from Stanford University. He completedresidency in Internal Medicine and a fellowship in Infectious Diseasesand Geographic Medicine at Stanford University Medical Center. His overall focus is on biosocial approaches to epidemic diseaseprevention, containment, and treatment in sub-Saharan Africa.
As part of this effort, he is co-chair of the Lancet Commission on Reparations and Redistributive Justice and co-chair of the BMJGHCommission on Epistemic Injustice. Recently, he was seconded to theAfrica CDC to join their COVID-19 response.