I agree with Amy, Rakesh, Juan and everyone else who supports this viewpoint that we have a moral obligation as evidence based practitioners and physicians to have a moral stand on human tragedy and are very well placed to present an educated evidence based perspective to a world jarred by political, financial and power related interests. In this respect, I would regard the Lancet letter authors as evidence based doctors and scientists striving to go beyond discussion and put out a public message for others to benefit from in anticipation that this helps focus attention on the root causes of the problem and thus to resolve it.
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