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Helping to bridge the racial gap in Medical treatment one illustration at a time.
In 2022, Nigerian medical illustrator and medical student Chidiebere Ibe’s illustration of a Black fetus-in-womb went viral, sparking a global conversation about representation in medical images.
Currently, less than 5% of medical images show dark skin. Only 8% of medical illustrators identify as people of color. The Illustrate Change digital library, made possible by a grant from the Johnson & Johnson "Our Race to Health Equity" commitment, will house a collection of diverse medical illustrations across a range of health conditions.
The library will continue to grow and evolve, reflecting a more representative patient population. The initial 25 images will represent 23 conditions across dermatology, maternal health, eye disease, oncology, general health, orthopedics, and hematology.
You can listen to Chidebere (Lead medical illustrator and curator for Illustrate Change) and myself talk about the project on the CMO Podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chidiebere-ibe-and-shamel-washington-two-of/id1460604334?i=1000620885411
Awards
Cannes Lions
Silver: Sustainable Development Goals
Bronze: Innovation
Bronze: Create Business Transformation
Bronze: Brand Experience & Activation
Clios
2x Gold
5x Silver
3x Bronze
MM+M
Titanium/Best in show
12x Winner
You can listen to Chidebere (Lead medical illustrator and curator for Illustrate Change) and myself talk about the project on the CMO Podcast