By Nina Lakhani
Health services officials are urging the US government to distribute already-designated funding, but it’s blocked by red tape
Native American health leaders are urging the US government to distribute urgently needed equipment and funding to help contain the spread of coronavirus among tribal members, amid mounting concerns that the pandemic could overwhelm chronically underresourced tribal health services.
Tribes are reporting shortages of essential protective gear and testing services, as well as medical manpower and emergency planning expertise which were already severely lacking in many communities due to insufficient federal investment.
Source: ‘Timing is critical’: Native Americans warn virus may overwhelm underfunded health services
Category: Native Americans, Coronavirus outbreak, Indigenous peoples, US news, US politics
