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RE: Why Health is Not a Human Right

in #health6 years ago

Hi tfcoates, happy to say hello again, I think it's really interesting what you raise, I tell you as someone who, after weighing 130 kg and discover high blood pressure and heart failure, was in the need to change lifestyle and lose 40 kg, it is true that our daily life leads us to assume customs that are not the best and that threaten our health, it is not the responsibility of the medical my bad decisions, their work is to help correct this bad procedure, but in At the end of the day we are the affected and we should correct it. Your assessment about the right to health care seems right, because our health is more than a right, it is our responsibility, because we are the ones who must take care of it, through Healthy habits. Well that's what I understood, I'm sorry my English is not exactly good.

Now and here I would like to draw attention to another issue, as you mention the right to health care is an inalienable human right, I tell you from a country where because of shameful public management, that right has become a luxury that can only be paid by the wealthiest and worst of all is that due to the economic situation we live many times we need to stop taking care of our own health, I'll give you an example, I'm a university professor and my salary is barely it is enough to pay for the school of one of my daughters, the other is not yet of school age, to cancel public services and to buy food, that is getting more and more indebted with the credit card, so I can not think of buying my medicines for hypertension, what has led me to lower the dose to be able to perform what I can buy and many times we have to follow similar procedures with food and other things, forcing us to sacrifice the care of our health, under risk of not being able to attend to any health problem that this generates, because the medical expenses are unpayable and the public health system is completely destroyed, in case the hospitals do not have supplies and the medicals are emigrating in search of better salaries. Of course this is not the fault of medical institutions, but of the precarious conditions that we are experiencing, I just wanted to point out that there are situations in which we have no alternative but to neglect our health and not for pleasure but for obligation.

On the other hand, I already uploaded my other post, for which I had asked for permission to reference your work, I would like that if you have a little time you give it a look and your opinion, that you are well and still doing a good job.

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Hi @amart29

Thanks for dropping by again, and congratulations on your weight loss! That's an amazing feat!

I would agree completely that a lack of access to healthcare precludes to a degree a lack of access to health. I guess from my perspective I'm writing about the situation here in Australia, where people with almost unlimited access to healthcare are still not taking responsibility for their health. Where you live healthcare is obviously far more difficult to access and in that situation, I think what you're doing is the best you can do. It's not about having perfect health, but about making educated decisions taking your health and lifestyle into consideration. From the sounds of it you're making those decisions really well and I commend the effort you're making in such a difficult situation!

Also yes, I'll drop over and have a look at that post! :)

Thanks @tfcoates, keep doing a good job, I'll keep an eye on your posts.