On Tuesday 8th October, the University of Greenwich, hosted community leaders from the Carribean and African Health Network. The event showcased how the health system works and gave attendees space to discuss the specific healthcare needs of the Black community and what needs to be done to improve the community’s health and wellbeing outcomes. The afternoon provided a showcase of how healthcare students at the university learn through state-of-the-art technology and how inclusivity and diversity are built into the teaching.
For this, a situation was created: Taiwo Ahmed Tinubu, 79 years old has a diagnosis of dementia with co-morbidities of hypertension and diabetes. He is married to Evie Tinubu 75 years old who is in a nursing home. Their granddaughter, Abebi Bowie (34 years old), is 37 weeks pregnant with her third child. She has gestational diabetes. Her husband is at home with their children when she is called to care for her grandfather due to an acute episode he is having.