Doha Debates examines healthcare imbalances

Doha: The coronavirus pandemic remains a stark reminder that the international community must do more to overcome glaring global disparities in healthcare availability and treatment, doctors told Qatar Foundation’s Doha Debates’ #DearWorldLive programme.

On a special World Health Day edition of #DearWorldLive, two renowned doctors highlighted the differences in healthcare between rich and poor countries, and even within wealthier nations. American physician Dr. Cheryl L Holder, who serves underprivileged populations in Florida, said, “I’m in the United States, a rich country, but the same disparities that we talk about [in the global south] happen here, too.