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Healthcare in America has been unevenly distributed since its founding. Our healthcare system has failed many Americans. In the wake of the pandemic, these disparities have been caste in sharp relief as the country struggles to address the system's failures. Equal Hope is a healthcare education, advocacy and navigation organization whose mission is to eliminate health disparities across Chicago. Our unique multi-pronged approach to systemic change has been recognized as one of the most successful systems change organizations in the country. As a result of our work, the death rate for African ...

This is an EQUALS Podcast Miniseries delving into the complex connections between finance, development and healthcare.In this podcast you will hear how a collection of private hospitals in the Global South are systematically abusing patients and denying healthcare, causing hardship, suffering and death. And they are using your taxes to do it.Get ready for a wild ride about the dark things happening at the intersection of power, finance and healthcare.This Podcast is based on two Oxfam reports: Sick Development and First, Do Not Harm.This miniseries is hosted by Maaza Seyoum, storyboarding done...