To provide free up to date information on this website, about diseases of high prevalence within black communities, thereby encouraging and assisting black people to become more empowered about their own health: where health is not merely the absence of disease, but a state of total mental and physical well-being. Currently we have information orientated towards the black community pertaining to skin diseases. However, we are also gathering data and are in the process of completing our database on diseases in the following health related topics: Accidents and their prevention, Child health issues, Cancers, Dental health, Diabetes and other Endocrine (Hormonal) diseases, Elderly care issues, Heart disease, Hematological (blood) diseases, HIV/AIDS and other Infectious diseases, Kidney diseases, Refugee health care issues, Respiratory (lung) diseases, Mental health disorders, Medical Ethics, Neurological problems, Ophthalmological (Eye) diseases, Public and Community health care issues and Women’s health issues.

To encourage and enable black physicians worldwide, to network and share their ideas and knowledge about diseases of concern to our community. We hope to achieve this by launching the Black Health Matters physician only site, in the near future. By doing this, we hope to promote more research into diseases affecting our communities, act as mentors to encourage the younger brighter people within our communities to pursue studies in medicine and use our capabilities (economic and intellectual) to help promote and support health care initiatives within black communities.