Medical providers in St. Louis are having trouble finding people with the knowledge and language skills to be interpreters for clinics and hospitals, a critical need for local health workers. Even finding interpreters for Spanish and other widely spoken languages can be taxing, say clinic workers.
International IDEA attended the second round of the Brazilian presidential election 2022 with a delegation led by former Presidents of Bolivia Carlos Mesa, and Costa Rica Carlos Alvarado, and composed of former Senator of Uruguay Mónica Xavier, former Senator of Paraguay Diego Abente, former Senator of Chile Sergio Bitar, as well as the Director of International IDEA for Latin
International IDEA will assist in the second round of the Brazilian presidential election, on Sunday 30 October 2022. The delegation is led by the former Presidents of Bolivia, Carlos Mesa, and Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado; and composed of the former Senator of Uruguay Mónica Xavier, the former Senator of Paraguay Diego Abente, the former Senator of Chile Sergio Bitar, as well
Racial disparities persist in vaccinations
In states such as South Carolina and Tennessee, where IHS access is more limited and Native residents are more likely to live in urban areas, vaccination rates are far lower than for White residents
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May 24, 2021
Cherokee Nation citizen Betty Frogg receives a COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 17, 2020. The Cherokee Nation dedicated early coronavirus vaccines to front-line health care workers and Cherokee language speakers. (Photo courtesy of Cherokee Nation)
In states such as South Carolina and Tennessee, where IHS access is more limited and Native residents are more likely to live in urban areas, vaccination rates are far lower than for White residents