Altaf Saadi MD MSc
@AltafSaadiMD
Neurologist, immigrant, researcher @MGHNeurology @MonganInstitute @mghclbb. Alum @NCSP_UCLA @HarvardMed @Yale. Health justice & poems. Views mine. She/Dr
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https://www.massgeneral.org/neurology/research/neurodisparities-health-justice 17-04-2017 22:42:59
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Yesterday, my sun took this photo of me in my new power wheelchair (named PEMberley) in front of the honeysuckle in our backyard.
Like an eclipse, life is fleeting and sometimes really dark and scary, but it can be also be miraculous. 🌘 #DisabledCyborg #DisabledPeopleEverywhere
An open letter from Feroze Sidhwa & I as we serve on a humanitarian mission in Gaza, you can read the letter in image form or read the 🧵:
On March 25 the two of us, an orthopedic surgeon and a trauma surgeon, traveled to the Gaza Strip to work at Gaza European Hospital.
Health facilities all over Gaza have been attacked, besieged, and bombed.
The lack of protection for medical and humanitarian workers makes the provision of aid nearly impossible.
We need an immediate & sustained #Ceasefirenow
'What is going on is a moral stain on humanity.
It is a thing we as humans cannot allow to continue.
It must stop.'
- World Health Organization (WHO) on attacks against healthcare in #Gaza #NotATarget
Our hearts grieve with World Central Kitchen staff and families of the seven aid workers killed in a strike by Israeli forces on April 1st, and we extend our deepest condolences.
We are outraged by this deadly attack on humanitarian workers trying to provide food to people in dire need.…
When I asked about his aspirations for the future, the boy mumbled: “What future?” The extent of unspoken trauma was evident on his face and echoed by his words. How long will it take to heal the hidden wounds of those who are lucky enough to survive? #Gaza_life_matters