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Pope Tells Doctors, Health Not A Consumer Good, But Rather A Universal Right by christopheru(m): 8:18pm On May 07, 2016 |
Pope Francis, in the modest style
he has become known for, spoke
on Saturday to members of an
Italian medical charity working in
Africa and evoked his desire to
show unity with the poor. "I ask you please to pray for me
too, so that the Lord will make me
each day become poorer," he told
the organisation "Doctors with
Africa", as he praised their work in
the poorest "last mile" of healthcare systems in seven
African countries. The pontiff also stressed that
heath was "not a consumer good,
but rather a universal right, and
therefore access to healthcare
services cannot be a privilege." But he also acknowledged that
healthcare is still in many countries
the privilege of the rich. "Healthcare, especially at the most
basic level, is indeed denied in
many parts of the world and many
regions of Africa. It is not a right
for all, but rather it is still a
privilege reserved to the few, to those who can afford it," he said
according to a Vatican statement. He noted that the situation in
Africa was particularly critical. "In Africa too many mothers die in
child birth and too many children
do not survive beyond their first
month of life due to malnutrition
and illnesses," he told the
audience of 9,000 doctors and volunteers. He said the medical charity was
carrying out its work "with
courage as the expression of a
Church that is not a 'super clinic
for VIPs' but rather a 'field
hospital'. A Church with a great heart, close to the many wounded
and humiliated of history, in the
service of the poorest." The Doctors with Africa group,
also known by its Italian initials
CUAMM, was founded in Italy 65
years ago by a doctor and a priest
and has missions in Uganda,
Tanzania, Mozambique, Etiopia, Angola, South Sudan and Sierra
Leone. |
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