Mary Bassett: Why your doctor should care about social justice
מארי באסט: למה הרופא שלך צריך לדאוג לצדק חברתי?
Mary Bassett is fighting what may be the greatest stumbling block to equitable health care in the US: institutional racism. Full bio
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of Zimbabwe's national health policy.
הלאומית של זימבבווה
from a long war of independence
a socialist agenda:
of rural health centers
of the population
from these facilities,
were fully immunized.
to be part of this transformation,
the camaraderie, was palpable.
with brilliant Zimbabweans --
to an African independence movement,
public health movement.
בריאות הציבור הכלל עולמית.
in 1985, the year I arrived.
דווח על המקרה הראשון של איידה
with AIDS in the early 1980s,
בשנות השמונים המוקדמות.
at Harlem Hospital, but --
בבית חולים הרלאם,
what lay in store for Africa.
מה עתיד להתרחש באפריקה.
two percent in my early days there.
שיעור ההדבקה עמד על כ-2 אחוז
in the prime of life
set up a clinic.
and workplace interventions.
בבתי ספר ובמקומות עבודה.
the partners of infected men
ייעצנו לבני ובנות הזוג של גברים נשאים,
I believed that I was doing my best.
חשבתי שאני עושה את הטוב ביותר.
about structural change.
has spoken candidly
of the UN peacekeeping department.
שמירת השלום באו"ם,
I was doing my best,
I could and should have done
the health community unprepared,
למגפת האיידס,
Health Organization estimates
have lost their lives to this disease,
remorse and regret
as an advocacy or a political one.
כבעלת תפקיד פוליטי
epidemiology skills.
המחקר האפידמיולוגי שהיו לי.
was to take care of patients
the population patterns of transmission,
איך המחלה עוברת בקרב האוכלוסיה,
the spread of the virus.
ההתפשטות של הוירוס.
populations were at disproportionate risk
בשולי החברה נמצאות בסיכון יתר,
resembled feudal fiefdoms
was not a moral failure
איננה כשל מוסרי
to a culture of male superiority,
and to colonialism.
their individual behaviors,
became available in the West,
our most potent weapon
to the public sector across Africa.
הסקטור הציבורי באפריקה.
to these life-saving drugs
תרופות מצילות-חיים אלו
economic and political systems
that I was a guest in the country,
could even get me kicked out,
עבודה טובה,
early stance on AIDS.
לגבי איידס.
of the patient-doctor relationship.
along the fissures of our society,
בחברה שלנו,
patterns of marginalization, exclusion,
gender, sexuality, class and more.
such as Paul Farmer,
organization of our social world,
של העולם החברתי שלנו,
to those with privilege and power;
suffering, illness -- is violent.
towards doing public health right,
לעשיית צדק מבחינת בריאות הציבור,
and create real change together.
uncomfortable,
is about racial disparities
to have in this country anymore,
להתקיים במדינה זו,
in the United States,
על הבריאות בארצות הברית,
and interpersonal violence
that's death before the age of 65 --
for black men than white ones.
the risk of dying related to childbirth
הקשורה ללידה הוא פי 10
of death in its first year of life
across the United States.
ניו יורק טיימס
missing black men across the country.
גברים שחורים נעדרים.
between the ages of 25 and 54 years
faced by young black men,
שגברים שחורים צעירים מתמודדים איתה,
under the banner #BlackLivesMatter.
של BlackLivesMatter# (חיי שחורים חשובים).
of common medical conditions --
black lives prematurely.
movement unfolded,
to even use the word "racism"
במילה "גזענות"
every time I've said it.
held die-ins in their white coats,
שכבו כ"מתים" בחלוקיהם הלבנים,
has largely stood by passively
נותרה אדישה.
continues to affect
ממשיכה להשפיע
and precision medicine,
מותאמת אישית ומדויקת,
to better tailor treatment,
במטרה להתאים טוב יותר את הטיפול,
to lose sight of the big picture,
לפספס את התמונה הגדולה יותר,
determines population health,
בקביעת בריאות האוכלוסיה,
who is unable to follow medical advice
אחר ההמלצות הרפואיות
who is contemplating suicide
השוקל התאבדות
to feel that she is responsible
להרגיש כי היא אחראית
gives our voices great credibility,
נותן לקולות שלנו אמינות מיוחדת,
דיברתי בזימבבווה,
Health Commissioner,
ניו יורק,
when you speak out against sexism
כאשר תדברו נגד סקסיסטיות
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Mary Bassett - New York City Health CommissionerMary Bassett is fighting what may be the greatest stumbling block to equitable health care in the US: institutional racism.
Why you should listen
New York City Public Health Commissioner Mary Bassett has been a health activist since her Radcliffe days of volunteering at a Black Panther Clinic. She began her career on the medical faculty at the University of Zimbabwe, a position she held for 17 years. The valuable lessons she learned in Harare, including the development of one of the first HIV awareness programs, gave her a unique perspective in tackling community health challenges for New York City’s diverse populations. She has led the charge to nudge healthier behaviors, including pushing for higher cigarette taxes and banning artificial trans fats in restaurants.
In her current role, she has called for the medical community’s deeper engagement in the #BlackLivesMatter movement and efforts to tackle institutional racism.
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