. We always talk about women's human rights, we give talks about it, there are reports, all of which are laudable. Today we look at women and their breasts. We think about it that their main right if they have Cancer is to have a quick diagnosis. Valid, it is written ... But there is one more right, that of information, Merck in a job that I already mentioned another day, refers worldwide that women complain about the little information they receive about their disease, they do not think in a decision as important as keeping their breast, knowing their prognosis in a humane way. For a professional it should be easy to respect that right from the consulting room, applying a principle that comes from ancient Greece, reaffirmed by rabbis and Christians. "Don't do to anyone what you don't want them to do to you." It means that if the professional placed herself in the patient's position, she must ask herself, how would she like to be treated? Closed door, not cellular, privacy ... but above all respect for their fears and beliefs. That is why we must "teach to teach" this value to our doctors from a very young age, because if in the family education about women begins The university is the next place where we have the opportunity to instill in them this attitude of respect. Women's rights ...
This year we will continue with our purpose of TEACHING TO TEACH, Women, General Doctors, Medicine students, nurses and health promoters under the precept that they are the ones with whom we should most share a simple knowledge about the Breast and its symptoms, involving knowledge of the myths, beliefs, legends and fears that make all of them at some point become barriers to consulting on time. We must TEACH to respect the Breast and the importance it has for women, also leaving values of respect for the rights of a woman, taking advantage of the credibility that we as specialists have in the population. Teach simple things that impact as much information does not impact enough to generate an early consultation for Cancer. We will insist on benign diseases because they are 90% of the breast consultation and their dissatisfaction becomes a barrier to consult when there is a suspicious injury that does not hurt, for example. In our tours of so many municipalities, it is a frequent finding that our young doctors are unaware of benign diseases. Many have not had sufficient practice in Breast semiology. TEACH TO TEACH, something we do with passion.
ENHANCING THE ECONOMIC PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN BY IMPROVING THEIR HEALTH.
Human Resources Development Working Group Health Working Group
Policy Partnership on Women and the Economy APEC Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation where a Merck Executive then participated.