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- Page navigation anchor for Asking questionAsking questionA very reflective and forward-thinking Editor's briefing which summarises the current medico-political landscape. I agree that we are indeed witnessing avoidable human tragedy through the rise of toxic political regimes and institutional inequality.The two main global threats that have exacerbated and shone a spotlight onto health inequalities are of course, the pandemic and the racial injustices. Unfortunately, they are disproportionately impacting the most vulnerable communities in our society. I feel there hasn’t been the degree of visibility on this issue that many would have liked. The disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on BAME communities and frontline health care workers needs to addressed at pace. There may be ongoing work being conducted but, the time is now.I think the political and medical fraternities have missed opportunities. Furthermore, more than 90% of all of the doctors who tragically died due to COVID were from ethnic minority backgrounds. The ONS published some of the most detailed data analyses to date recently on this topic and the content was as a difficult read to say the least - it was as tragic as it was upsetting.We each have our own story to tell about how the pandemic has taken its toll on our lives. Myself and others have suffered personal losses of ethnic minority colleagues, friends and family. I’m proud to say that our the RCGP...Show MoreCompeting Interests: None declared.