Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream ... about health care

Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream ... about health care

NPR world

Key Points:

  • Dr. Ifeanyi Nsofor reflects on how Ebony magazine introduced him to African American leaders like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., whose views on health justice deeply influenced his career in medicine and public health.
  • His experiences as a medical officer in Nigeria revealed the critical health injustices faced by many, reinforcing the importance of preventive care and universal health coverage as essential to justice.
  • Nsofor highlights the Alma-Ata Declaration of 1978, which emphasized primary health care as key to achieving universal health access, citing Rwanda’s successful community health worker program as a model.
  • He discusses challenges in global health funding, urging low- and middle-income countries to mobilize local resources, including diaspora remittances and curbing