(with thanks to Richard Fitton)
Below are the opening paragraphs of an article in MSN news. The surgeon general of the United States is the operational head of the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. To have six former urgeons general to unite in this way is uprecedented.
Six former surgeons general unite for rare warning over RFK Jr’s actions: ‘endangering the health of the nation’
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/six-former-surgeons-general-unite-f...
Six former U.S. surgeons general have publicly condemned Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, calling his leadership a "profound, immediate, and unprecedented threat" to the health and safety of Americans.
The letter, published in The Washington Post, was written by Jerome Adams, Richard Carmona, Joycelyn Elders, Vivek Murthy, Antonia Novello, and David Satcher—who have all served as surgeon general and have collectively served under every Republican and Democratic president since George H. W. Bush.
The surgeons general warned that Kennedy is "endangering the health of the nation."
Such a letter from bipartisan surgeons general essentially calling for the removal of a DHHS director is unprecedented.
"Over recent months, we have watched with increasing alarm as the foundations of our nation’s public health system have been undermined," the letter states. "Science and expertise have taken a back seat to ideology and misinformation. Morale has plummeted in our health agencies, and talent is fleeing at a time when we face rising threats — from resurgent infectious diseases to worsening chronic illnesses."
The letter calls for a leader who "respects scientific integrity and transparency, listens to experts, and can restore trust to the federal health apparatus."
"Instead, Kennedy has become a driving force behind that crisis."...
HIFA profile: Neil Pakenham-Walsh is coordinator of HIFA (Healthcare Information For All), a global health community that brings all stakeholders together around the shared goal of universal access to reliable healthcare information. HIFA has 20,000 members in 180 countries, interacting in four languages and representing all parts of the global evidence ecosystem. HIFA is administered by Global Healthcare Information Network, a UK-based nonprofit in official relations with the World Health Organization. Email: neil@hifa.org