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WASHINGTON, April 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ In observance of National Minority Health Month, the Rare Disease Diversity Coalition (RDDC) announced today that its steering committee meeting will feature a keynote address by and discussion with scholar, surgeon, and president of Howard University Dr. Wayne A.I. Frederick.
The Rare Disease Diversity Coalition Celebrates National Minority Health Month
Howard University President, Dr. Wayne A.I. Frederick To Address Rare Disease Diversity Coalition Steering Committee Meeting
More than 30 million or 1 in 10 Americans have a rare disease. www.RareDiseaseDiversity.org
Composed of influential health experts and patient advocacy executives, including leaders from the Black Women s Health Imperative, other ethnic minority health groups, rare disease organizations, and medical associations, the Rare Disease Diversity Coalition (RDDC) was formed in 2020 to help address the extraordinary challenges faced
Howard University President Dr Wayne A I Frederick To Deliver Remarks On Advancing Health Equity In Communities Of Color To Rare Disease Organization
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NephCure Kidney International and HEAL Collaborative Partner to Launch Health Equity Initiative
Initiative seeks to create interventions to prevent kidney failure and improve access to kidney disease research, care for communities of color
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KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Today, NephCure Kidney International (NephCure) announced the formal launch of its Health Equity Initiative, focused on addressing access to research and care for diverse families living with chronic, protein-spilling kidney diseases, together with the Health Education Advocacy and Learning, Inc. (HEAL Collaborative) not-for-profit organization.
The goal of this initiative is to improve patient outcomes by identifying solutions to strengthen the participation of underrepresented individuals in the kidney disease patient and medical arena. The initial focus will be on kidney disease in Black Americans, given the prevalence of Chroni