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You cant have public health without a public health system. We jus

You cant have public health without a public health system. We just dont want to be part of a mindless competition for resources. We want to build back capacity in the system. – Paul Farmer

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Weve taken on the major health problems of the poorest – tuberculosis, maternal mortality, AIDS, malaria – in four countries. Weve scored some victories in the sense that weve cured or treated thousands and changed the discourse about what is possible. – Paul Farmer

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But if youre asking my opinion, I would argue that a social justice approach should be central to medicine and utilized to be central to public health. This could be very simple: the well should take care of the sick. – Paul Farmer

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So I cant show you how, exactly, health care is a basic human right. But what I can argue is that no one should have to die of a disease that is treatable. – Paul Farmer

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We cant afford to sacrifice another generation of American children to bureaucratic politics. Weve got to get it done. The future, the health, the life – our nation depends on it and its just foolish to think or act otherwise. – LeVar Burton

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I try to make my bed every day for mental health. Coming home to an unmade bed or a room with clothes all over will depress me. – David Alan Grier

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The preservation of health is a duty. Few seem conscious that there is such a thing as physical morality. – Herbert Spencer

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Weve taken on the major health problems of the poorest – tuberculosis, maternal mortality, AIDS, malaria – in four countries. Weve scored some victories in the sense that weve cured or treated thousands and changed the discourse about what is possible. – Paul Farmer

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