Rumi Ahmed
Published in the Daily Star on 25 March 2009.
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One’s life is in the other’s hands. Photo: AFP
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I teach applied lung physiology to over 200 first year medical students in the United States. Every year I start the class with a confession and an apology. My students pay $40,000 a year only as tuition. An overwhelming majority of these students finish medical school with an average loan of $200,000.
Categories: Health · Human Rights · Life
Asif Saleh and Rumi Ahmed
Published in the Daily Star on 24 March 2009.
Unattended and uncared for. Every Saturday our prime minister speaks directly to the common people for a few hours and hears their grievances, and later asks the relevant ministry to take action on these matters.
Yesterday was one such day. I wasn’t there. But if I were, what would I tell the PM?
Categories: Health · Human Rights · Justice · Life
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