How the Private Sector Can Address Health Equity

Guest: Rashad Burgess, Vice President of Advancing Health and Black Equity at Gilead Sciences 

CVS Health’s Sree Chaguturu and Joneigh Khaldun interview Rashad Burgess of Gilead Sciences about how private sector companies can advance health equity goals. They also discuss how Gilead is addressing the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Black and brown communities throughout Southern states in the US.

This season is sponsored by CVS Health.

Related Links:  

• LGBTQ+ Health Is An Essential Component of Public Health Equity Efforts (Health Affairs Forefront)  
• Building Community Power To Dismantle Policy-Based Structural Inequity In Population Health (Health Affairs)  
• About the Gilead COMPASS Initiative® (Gilead)  
• Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Legislation (Health Resources & Services Administration)  

Explore the CVS Health-sponsored Health Affairs Forefront short series, “Private Sector Solutions for Health Equity.”

What is Research and Justice For All?

Research and Justice For All is a podcast from Health Affairs that provides perspectives on how to dismantle unjust systems and structures that have long impacted health outcomes in historically marginalized populations. Hear how to challenge injustices in health care – rooted in racism, sexism, ableism, and other forms of exclusion – through research, evidence, community-building, and other potential and innovative solutions.

Each season of the podcast is sponsored by organizations dedicated to eliminating health inequities. The first season, sponsored by CVS Health, features C-Suite level executives, such as Karen DeSalvo (Google), Sree Chaguturu (CVS Health), and Joneigh Khaldun (CVS Health), as they discuss private sector initiatives and responsibility to advance health equity.