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When we give our teams a voice to ask what they hope to accomplish through their work, one idea is unanimous: contributing to building a fairer health system, rather than patching up existing problems. A vision that translates into concrete actions every day, which they were kind enough to share with us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5129,"template":"","actualite_type":[12],"actualite_sujet":[177],"action_combat":[],"mdm_pays":[],"class_list":["post-5128","actualite","type-actualite","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","actualite_type-campaigns","actualite_sujet-care-without-judgment"],"acf":{"mise_en_avant":false,"chapeau":"When we give our teams a voice to ask what they hope to accomplish through their work, one idea is unanimous: contributing to building a fairer health system, rather than patching up existing problems. A vision that translates into concrete actions every day, which they were kind enough to share with us.","cta_type":"don","cta_lien":{"title":"Faire un don","url":"https:\/\/dons.medecinsdumonde.ca\/JLT2017GENERAL\/?lng=0","target":"_blank"},"contenu":"

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\u201cYou explain their realities to other health professionals, who sometimes show more flexibility in return.\u201d<\/h2>\n

Bridging the gap between two worlds<\/h2>\n

You can feel Juliette\u2019s determination when she says: \u201cwe raise awareness among institutions about their realities and needs<\/em>.\u201d The voices she and her outreach team amplify belong to sex workers, Indigenous people, people experiencing homelessness, and migrants with precarious status. In short: people who are often marginalized, judged, discriminated against, yet who have the same rights as everyone else in Quebec. \u201cIt\u2019s a big part of the job,<\/em>\u201d adds Lucie-Catherine, a nurse working with Indigenous communities. \u201cYou explain their realities to other health professionals, who sometimes show more flexibility in return.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

Healing while defending human rights<\/h2>\n

Raising awareness on the ground is one of the ways our teams engage in advocacy<\/em>\u2014that is, defending the rights of those the health system fails to reach. They are not alone in this: \u201cwe also have a department dedicated to advocacy, which the field team helps inform with their experience,<\/em>\u201d Juliette explains. The goal? \u201cTo change the system,<\/em>\u201d to push laws toward a fairer model. Like in 2021, when lawmakers ruled that children born in Quebec to migrant parents with precarious status were entitled to free healthcare, just like any other child in the province. The result of years spent advocating for this cause alongside our partners.
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\u201cWe have the power to act on two levels: the individual and the system.\u201d<\/h2>\n

Ultimately, to quote Juliette, the goal is to \u201chave the power to act on two levels: the individual and the system<\/em>.\u201d Two levels that align with M\u00e9decins du Monde\u2019s guiding principles: \u201chealing without judgment<\/em>\u201d for individuals, and \u201calso healing the injustice<\/em>\u201d that, unfortunately, still excludes far too many people in our society.<\/p>\n

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