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.
It must never be forgotten that the purpose of Alcoholics Anonymous is to sober up alcoholics. There is no religious or spiritual requirement for membership. No demands are made on anyone. An experience is offered which members may accept or reject. That is up to them.
In wine there is health (In vino sanitas)
Prevention is better than cure.
I think history would say that medical research has, throughout many changes of parties, remained as one of the shining lights of bipartisan agreement, that people are concerned about health for themselves, for their families, for their constituents.
If the essential core of the person is denied or suppressed, he gets sick sometimes in obvious ways, sometimes in subtle ways, sometimes immediately, sometimes later.
I use music in the operating room to help create a healing environment for patients and staff. There is a reason that certain heart rates are healthy and certain beats of music heal and relax us.
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