In this seminar Professor Devakumar will describe how racism and xenophobia affect health across the world. The talk will describe some of the historical and political roots, health outcomes and a systems approach to interventions. He will draw on the Lancet Commission on Migration and Health and The Lancet series on Racism, Xenophobia, Discrimination and Health, and will also include information from the upcoming Lancet Commission on Global Racisms and Child Health.

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Speaker bio: Delan Devakumar is a Professor of Global Child Health in University College London. He is a public health consultant with clinical experience in paediatrics and in humanitarian contexts. He is Director of the UCL Centre for the Health of Women, Children and Adolescents and the UCL Race & Health group.

Delan is chair of the Lancet Commission on Racism and Child Health. He led the Lancet Series on ‘racism, xenophobia, discrimination and health’ and was a commissioner and steering group member of the UCL-Lancet Commission on Migration. He has held many committee positions in the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and the Faculty of Public Health in global health and in advocacy.

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Booking is required for people outside of the Department of Social Policy and Intervention (DSPI). DSPI Members do not need to register.