COVID-19 and the BAME Population

• Studies also show that ethnicity can also incise in socio-economic inequalities, such asa higher risk for food insecurity.

• BAME (Black, Asian and minority ethnic) populations are at higher risk of type 2 diabetes and some BAME populations (e.g.Africans) are at higher risk of obesity.

• When these risk factors are not controlled and addressed, they can turn out in health inequalities widening the health gap