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American Journal of Public Health, Vol 90, Issue 11 1690-1693, Copyright © 2000 by American Public Health Association

JOURNAL ARTICLE

The pursuit of equity in health: reflections on race and public health data in Southern Africa

MT Bassett
Department of Community Medicine, University of Zimbabwe Medical School, Avondale, Harare, Zimbabwe. mbassett@healthnet.zw

The United States shares with Zimbabwe and South Africa a history of racial subjugation. A revision of the US racial classification to allow membership in more than one group means race may no longer be an exclusive characteristic. These issues also have been debated in southern Africa. In this commentary, the author reviews race classification in southern Africa and the use of race-specific public health data. Comparisons of illness and death rates across race groups have shown the health consequences of White privilege and Black disadvantage. But current public health data are not divided by race. The consequences of this policy are discussed.




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