Research reveals racial discrimination of black sub-Saharan African nurses in rural Australia

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Period23 Jun 2021

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  • TitleResearch reveals racial discrimination of black sub-Saharan African nurses in rural Australia
    Degree of recognitionRegional
    Media name/outletCSU News
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryAustralia
    Date23/06/21
    DescriptionCharles Sturt University research shows overseas-qualified black sub-Saharan African nurses in Australian healthcare facilities experience incidents of discrimination from their colleagues and patients based on race and skin colour.
    • Charles Sturt University research reveals that black sub-Saharan African nurses in Australia who gained their qualification overseas experienced discrimination by their colleagues and patients
    • There is a global shortage of nurses, with nurse migration between countries being a long-term trend
    • Australia, like other developed countries, has been receiving migrant nurses from the African continent in a bid to reverse Australia’s critical nurse shortage
    Producer/AuthorBruce Andrews
    URLhttps://news.csu.edu.au/latest-news/research-reveals-racial-discrimination-of-black-sub-saharan-african-nurses-in-rural-australia
    PersonsSophia Dywili, Judith Anderson, Louise O’brien