Thread by @TorontoStar

A group of medical professionals say the Ontario government was unable to address inequities. So they've taken it in their own hands to start the South Asian COVID Task Force and are seeing results.

Now, they're asking governments to join them.
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"In our short existence, we have aggressively promoted community testing, created social media posts in various South Asian languages that have gone viral, busted myths that are rampant in our communities," @SeemaMarwahaMD, @SabiVM, and @DrRGrewal write.
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"Organizations like ours need to exist because public health authorities can only address what they see. Until recently, Public Health of Ontario was not collecting any COVID-19 race based data. If you don’t see the problem, you can’t address the problem." thestar.com/opinion/contri…

"Our media push for South Asians to get tested in Brampton has worked, but we’ve created demand that’s outpaced current infrastructure. It takes up to seven days to get an appointment now, with minimal walk in availability."

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"We can’t do this alone. (We) need our governments and public health authorities to work with us, and with the same urgency, drive, and motivation to provide the life saving public health infrastructure and funding we so badly need at this moment in time."
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