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It allowed us to bear witness to the depth of the unconditional love that existed between her and Susan, who truly was the light and love of her life.I say to Susan: love like yours and Jeane’s is all too rare, and it does not die. It will be with you always, just as the memory and the legacy of Jeane Freeman, a woman I am so lucky to have had in my life, w...
We also need to recognise, as Emma Harper did, that there are significant healthcare inequalities when it comes to asthma, and analysis from Asthma and Lung UK shows that women are almost twice as likely as men to die from an asthma attack. Data from NHS Scotland reveals that people in the most deprived households are more likely to live with asthma and hav...
Heart failure accounts for 1 to 2 per cent of healthcare spending in developed countries and 52 per cent of patients die within five years of diagnosis. Heart failure prevalence is predicted to rise by 46 per cent over the next eight years.
Nevertheless, if, in a public health emergency, which is a very difficult scenario, ministers were faced with a choice between whether to act today or wait 40 days for parliamentary scrutiny, I am afraid to say that I would consider acting today, because people might die if I did not. My response to the committee is set in that context.
McDonald Makwaka, the executive director of the Family Planning Association of Malawi has noted: “Malawi has already witnessed a sharp increase in teenage pregnancies and child marriages during the Covid-19 pandemic; if the UK continues with its decision to reduce its resources that equip basic health infrastructure for women and girls to access family planning, more girls and women will die of unsafe abortions.” We know that the pandemic has been gendered in its impacts, yet the UK Government has taken a political choice that harms women in developing countries at a time when they need our help most.
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Date answered:
8 October 2009
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