Lindiwe Vilakazi
Health Reporter at The Washington Informer
Core Member - Health Reporter at Report For America
Health Reporter - @Report4America corps member. Follow my (beat).
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1 week ago |
washingtoninformer.com | Sam Collins |Lindiwe Vilakazi
For Alyce McFarland, Ward 8’s newest hospital presents opportunities she wished she had as: a mother who gave birth miles away from her home; a sister who recalled watching her sibling slowly die from undiagnosed liver cancer at Greater Southeast Community Hospital; and a godmother whose godson died on the way to Washington Hospital Center near North Capitol Street.
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1 week ago |
washingtoninformer.com | Lindiwe Vilakazi
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and local city and health care leaders cut the ribbon for Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center GW Health on April 10. (Sam P.K. Collins/The Washington Informer) After roughly 10 years of advocacy, substantial financial investments, and tireless groundwork, D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser and partnering agencies presented the long-awaited Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center GW Health to Ward 8.
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2 weeks ago |
washingtoninformer.com | Lindiwe Vilakazi
Nationwide, organizations and community members are gearing up to celebrate Black Maternal Health Week (BMHW), April 11-17, to address health disparities threatening the lives and health of Black mothers and babies in and outside of the birthing room.
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1 month ago |
washingtoninformer.com | Lindiwe Vilakazi
**FILE** Students from the Howard University College of Dentistry at the “Give Kids a Smile” national kickoff in February (WI photo) For the past 60 years, The Washington Informer has prioritized covering Black news that educates and uplifts the Black community and beyond.
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1 month ago |
washingtoninformer.com | Lindiwe Vilakazi
The future of food security among low-income Washingtonians, and Americans nationwide, faces growing threats amid the Trump administration’s massive $1 billion slash in funding to food assistance programs across the country. Working to combat the sting of federal cuts, local health and food policy leaders are banning together to prevent worsening food access and health disparities across the District.
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