Showing papers by "Sajda Qureshi published in 2020"
TL;DR: Questions arise as to: What injustices are created by datafication of development?
Abstract: With the widespread extraction of very large datasets, artificial intelligence using machine learning hold the promise to address socio-economic problems such as poverty, environmental safety, food...
19 citations
TL;DR: The socio-economic inequities that have left those in racially segregated marginalized communities most at risk from COVID 19 are explored, suggesting that once these inequities are addressed, then health outcomes can improve.
Abstract: Amidst a global pandemic, outrage and anger over the death of a Black man at the hands of a White police officer spread globally. The protests exposed generations of institutional racism and socio-...
3 citations
01 Jan 2020
TL;DR: This mini-track offers submissions that are theoretically and empirically sound while offering implications for practice that create unintended consequences that restrict access to care because of a digital divide.
Abstract: The equitable provision of healthcare is central to achieving economic, social and human development in any society. It is important that as innovations, especially technological innovations in care delivery develop that we do not create unintended consequences that restrict access to care because of a digital divide. The concept of heath equity arises from the belief that differences in social and economic backgrounds of people lead to differences in their ability to access health care. This mini-track offers submissions that are theoretically and empirically sound while offering implications for practice.