David Satcher Quotes

I'm sure that many of the deaths that have occurred (after the hurricane) have resulted from people with chronic diseases either suffering from dehydration or (the) inability to access their medications... All of these risks of suffering from chronic diseases and dying from them were greatest for the poor and the other people who could not get out of there.

- David Satcher

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