• Just spoke to a Somali doctor she mentioned all her points as to why Somalis shouldn’t be classified under the black category in the health department as there’s many complications that affect the west African/Caribbean community like sickle-cell anaemia which doesn’t affect..

• ..Horners, meanwhile there are no data collected on how many Somali women die during pregnancy or how many Somali men have gastro intestinal problems etc

She listed many illnesses that only affect those genetically Bantu (black)...

• Cushites are a completely different people group from the collective black (Bantus) it is vital to separate these two genetically different groups for the in betterment of our health

For us to collect and pin point vital information that affects our community we need...

..Specification and separation from genetically different people groups

It is a must to not collective enrol everyone built on a social construct rather than a genealogical one aswell as for the Asian community Desis ≠ Chinese for example

• Lastly she mentioned she has looked for data on how many Somalis have actually undertaken breast cancer tests of cervical or prostate cancer screenings and found 0 results as it is not noted

There could be a large marginal error in how many Somalis are undergoing these necessary testing but we will not know as it is only noted under a collective black/African