To increase participation in clinical trials by Hispanics, Texas A&M University is partnering with Driscoll Children’s Hospital based in Corpus Christi, Texas, to create a new center dedicated to providing better healthcare to Hispanic populations.
The new center, branded the Hispanic Global Institute for Hispanic Health, will be based at Driscoll’s headquarters.
“Healthcare is not a luxury, healthcare is a necessity,” said state Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa during the announcement of the partnership in Austin, Texas, on June 28. “Right now the population here in Texas is about 37 percent Hispanic but only one percent participates in clinical trials, which really doesn’t provide us with the information that we need and the research that we need to try to focus on many of the diseases that impact Hispanics.”
For more details on the partnership and how it will benefit Hispanics in the area, click on the link below.
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