02199nas a2200313 4500000000100000008004100001260001600042653002100058100001500079700001100094700001300105700001500118700001400133700001200147700001700159700001200176700001200188700001500200700001700215700001700232700001400249700001600263245010900279856008000388300001400468490000800482520138100490022001401871 2022 d bElsevier BV10aGeneral Medicine1 aAbubakar I1 aGram L1 aLasoye S1 aAchiume ET1 aBecares L1 aBola GK1 aDhairyawan R1 aLasco G1 aMckee M1 aParadies Y1 aSabharwal NS1 aSelvarajah S1 aShannon G1 aDevakumar D00aConfronting the consequences of racism, xenophobia, and discrimination on health and health-care systems uhttps://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lancet/PIIS0140-6736(22)01989-4.pdf a2137-21460 v4003 a
Racism, xenophobia, and discrimination are key determinants of health and equity and must be addressed for improved health outcomes. We conclude that far broader, deeper, transformative action is needed compared with current measures to tackle adverse effects of racism on health. To challenge the structural drivers of racism and xenophobia, anti-racist action and other wider measures that target determinants should implement an intersectional approach to effectively address the causes and consequences of racism within a population. Structurally, legal instruments and human rights law provide a robust framework to challenge the pervasive drivers of disadvantage linked to caste, ethnicity, Indigeneity, migratory status, race, religion, and skin colour. Actions need to consider the historical, economic, and political contexts in which the effects of racism, xenophobia, and discrimination affect health. We propose several specific actions: a commission that explores how we action the approaches laid out in this paper; building a conversation and a series of events with international multilateral agency stakeholders to raise the issue and profile of racism, xenophobia, and discrimination within health; and using our multiple platforms to build coalitions, expand knowledge, highlight inequities, and advocate for change across the world.