The value of life

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Федеральное государственное бюджетное образовательное учреждение высшего
образования
« Самарский государственный медицинский университет» Министерства
здравоохранения РФ (ФГБОУ ВО СамГМУ Минздрава России)
Кафедра философии и культурологии СамГМУ
THE VALUE OF LIFE
Международный конкурс эссе на английском языке
«Everyone is equal in the face of pandemic. Social Justice: Problems, Discussions, Solutions»
AUTHOR: Adelina Valiakhmetova
Scientific adviser: Natalya Vladimirovna Barboshina

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Probably, there is not a single person in the world who
would not believe that the years 2020-2021 are
characterized by an extremely difficult situation
everywhere, due to the spread of the new coronavirus
infection Covid – 19 around the globe.

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It is the health system that has undergone significant changes in connection with the
pandemic, which is not at all surprising for us. The authorities, doctors, as well as the
Ministry of Health had to urgently review the old rules for organizing the solution of any
situations and include innovations in the methodology of their activities, which for years
had not been subject to such extremely rapid amendments.

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The epidemic has sharply raised the issue of inequality in the world and demonstrated how much an
unfair, cruel social system has a huge impact on people's lives.
Everyone knows that rich people care more about their health, have access to better doctors and
medicines, as a result of which their life expectancy is usually much longer than that of the poor.

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Life = money ?

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Social inequality has always been there, and it is necessary to strive to minimize such a division among
people, as well as to provide everyone with proper medical services and the highest quality advanced
technologies.

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Thank you for your attention!

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References:
• Head of VTSIOM: the pandemic has sharply
raised the issue of social inequality
(November 14, 2020)
• Shoenfeld Y. Corona (COVID-19) time musings:
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