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Migration and racism and global health
Hybrid
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.
Date:
6 November 2025, 16:00
Venue:
32-42 Wellington Square (Barnett House), 32-42 Wellington Square OX1 2ER
Venue Details:
VBR Department of Social Policy and Intervention, 32 Wellington Square OX1 2ER/ Microsoft Teams
Speaker:
Prof Delan Devakuman (University College London)
Organising department:
Department of Social Policy and Intervention
Organiser:
Dr Amiya Bhatia (University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address:
communications@spi.ox.ac.uk
Booking required?:
Required
Booking url:
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=G96VzPWXk0-0uv5ouFLPkT2uaizcmZ5ApE4BdJTNdBtUMUZTM1pXMEdaMTZCQzlVVlBMTFpONlhKVi4u
Cost:
Free
Audience:
Public
Editors:
Faith Inch,
Rachel Fisher
