The high price of medicines is crippling healthcare systems and denying people access to the treatments they so desperately need.
Interpretation
The cost of medications is a significant barrier to healthcare access.
Winnie Byanyima highlights the critical issue of high medicine prices affecting healthcare systems and people's ability to obtain necessary treatments. This emphasizes how financial constraints can lead to dire consequences for individuals who cannot afford essential medication, thus calling for systemic changes to ensure equitable access to healthcare.
In practice
In a speech about public health, I would say, 'As Winnie Byanyima pointed out, the high price of medicines is crippling healthcare systems.'
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