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Organising a panel at a global health conference often reflects global inequities, risking tokenism where inclusivity is performative rather than purposeful, according to a new commentary in The Lancet.
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The commentary advises that striving for parity in terms of geography, gender, or income without genuine purpose can harm the credibility of such conferences, and calls for more meaningful inclusion.
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A new study of over 317,000 people in Scotland shows that patients with heart failure have a slightly higher risk of developing cancer (10% increased incidence), and that the combination of both diseases leads to a very poor prognosis, with roughly equal numbers of deaths from cancer and cardiovascular disease.
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For people with both conditions, the annual death rate ranged from 14.5% to 28.4%, which is significantly worse than for those with only heart failure (6.6% to 18.4%) or only cancer (6.3% to 9.0%), highlighting the urgent need for integrated care.
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A commentary in The Lancet Global Health argues that global health conferences often exclude diverse perspectives, particularly from low- and middle-income countries, thus perpetuating the very inequities they aim to address.
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The authors warn that simply adding diverse speakers without a deeper engagement can lead to tokenism, and they offer a framework to organize panels that are genuinely inclusive and representative.
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