Presentation Information The Long-Term Impacts of COVID-19 on Migrant and Ethnic Minority Groups Charles Agyemang, Ph.D., University of Amsterdam COVID-19 has exposed an alarming global health inequalities. Data on migrants and ethnic minority groups mainly from the US and UK have shown striking ethnic inequalities in diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection and related outcomes with the rates of infections and subsequent hospitalization being higher in migrants and ethnic minority groups than the majority populations. While the exact reasons for this remain unclear, they are likely due to a complex interplay of factors rather than a single cause, most of which have their roots in social determinants of health. Of late, increasing numbers of patients with long-term health consequences of COVID-19 have been observed. As migrants and ethnic minority groups are disproportionally affected by COVID-19 couple with unfavorable social determinants of health and more preexisting chronic conditions it is likely that they will also bear a disproportionate long-term consequences of the COVID-19 disease. This lecture will discuss the current burden and the long-term impact of COVID-19 in migrants and ethnic minority groups. Potential measures to lessen the long-term impact of COVID-19 among migrants and ethnic minority groups will also be discussed. Charles Agyemang, Ph.D., University of Amsterdam Professor Charles Agyemang is a Professor of Global Migration, Ethnicity and Health and Principal Investigator at Amsterdam University Medical Centres, University of Amsterdam. He received his PhD from Erasmus Medical Centre, University of Rotterdam, and master’s degree at Edinburgh University Medical School. His research is focused on ethnic inequalities in cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and NCDs in low- and middle-income countries. Professor Agyemang has about 20 years research experience and has authored/co-authored over 280 published papers and edited several books. He is the PI of the RODAM study – European Commission funded project on gene environmental interaction on obesity & diabetes among African migrants. He is a fellow of the prestigious European Research Council (ERC) under the Consolidation Award program. Professor Agyemang is currently the Vice President of the Migrant Health section of the European Public health Association. He is an Associate Editor for Internal and Emergency Medicine, and serves as an Editorial Board member for several journals. He was member of the WHO taskforce on NCDs in Migrant and was a member and a rapporteur of the Planning Committee for WHO Global Consultation on Migrant Health.
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