It is totally unacceptable that there are countries with no paediatric cardiac surgeries.
Interpretation
The quote highlights the injustice of children in some countries lacking access to life-saving heart surgeries.
Magdi Yacoub emphasizes the ethical obligation to ensure that all children, regardless of their geographical location, have access to essential medical procedures like paediatric cardiac surgeries. This statement brings attention to the disparities in healthcare access globally, advocating for equity in medical resources and highlighting the moral responsibility of healthcare systems and societies to protect the well-being of children.
In practice
During a speech advocating for global health funding.
We are coming to understand health not as the absence of disease, but rather as the process by which individuals maintain their sense of coherence (i.e. sense that life is comprehensible, manageable, and meaningful) and ability to function in the face of changes in themselves and their relationships with their environment.
People need help to change the way they eat... this is what government is for in my opinion.... We should make food an issue for everyone who runs for office.
Smoking is hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain, and dangerous to the lungs.
My diabetes is such a central part of my life... it did teach me discipline... it also taught me about moderation... I've trained myself to be super-vigilant... because I feel better when I am in control.
I have mothers with small children come to me and say, 'You found that I had early breast cancer - because of you, I don't have cancer.' You've just prevented that person from dying early, and to prevent an early, unnecessary death is incredibly meaningful.
In my view, prescribing antidepressant drugs is too often a quick and easy substitute for developing treatment plans that address the totality of health concerns and lifestyle factors that have an impact on wellness, including emotional wellness.
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