I just made a pretty big promise over twitter, to a fellow canadian who suffers from chronic pain and lack of access to doctors willing to help her. I promised, that if I get into medical school (and graduate) that I would change things in health care.
I don't know how yet, but it needs to be fixed. Health care (in my humble Canadian Socialist opinion) is a right. It is not a business, it is not a luxury, but it is a basic human right that we are entitled to all over the world. Your medical diagnosis, your medical history, your financial status, your sexual orientation, your religion and your race should not dictate whether or not you receive medical care. Sadly, this is not the case, and it makes me angry, especially when I hear about Canadians who are denied access to a supposedly universal system.
I will change things, I don't know how, or when, but I will. When I make a promise, I keep a promise.
I don't know how yet, but it needs to be fixed. Health care (in my humble Canadian Socialist opinion) is a right. It is not a business, it is not a luxury, but it is a basic human right that we are entitled to all over the world. Your medical diagnosis, your medical history, your financial status, your sexual orientation, your religion and your race should not dictate whether or not you receive medical care. Sadly, this is not the case, and it makes me angry, especially when I hear about Canadians who are denied access to a supposedly universal system.
I will change things, I don't know how, or when, but I will. When I make a promise, I keep a promise.
This is the kind of idealism that you must never lose, and that medical school will try to take from you.
ReplyDeleteAs long as you want to, you WILL change things.
And I agree - healthcare IS a right. But then, I come from a country where our constitution recognizes it as a right, and unfortunately this does not happen in most of the developed world.
You will change things - perhaps by going back to Ghana, perhaps in Canada, maybe both, maybe the world.
You keep on with that dream.
P.S: I have this little dream of returning to Canada one day. I visited McGill's Medical School for a Rotary Conference once and loved Montreal - and Canada. So when I visit again, perhaps we could meet up. But anyway, it's a long time from that.
P.P.S: the spammers above me are ruining your blog post :)