2023-09-24 04:00:00
“The Party will unveil a Health and Well-being Plan”
Are you going to work on the party’s health and well-being plan?
“Yes, I will participate, but we are not starting from a blank page. Much has already been written. I am very motivated. »
For health ?
“I have a real interest in health and well-being. It’s a real asset. I would also like to improve the quality of life of those aged 30-55, who make society run and who are never talked about, and who do not often consult their doctor. Social issues and the fight against health inequalities also interest me a lot. Access to housing, employment in its social dimension, impoverishment but also the environmental dimension with climate and health. »
A re-federalization of health?
“I think the fragmentation of skills is a catastrophe. This is an aberration in terms of financing. We need a centralized vision of health care, it makes sense. The health of our population is a continuum between all prevention and the management of problems. »
Any idea to improve this situation?
“I think the local level should have more weight with GPs… I don’t understand why society is being allowed to sink. We see it with the number of people experiencing burnout…”
What do you regret about the Covid crisis?
“We haven’t really made an effort in terms of prevention since this crisis. However, we had the opportunity to learn lessons in terms of diabetes, obesity, chronic diseases…”
Ready for the next Covid vaccination campaign?
“The most fragile people must go there. We see that membership is wider. I am not worried about the vaccination campaign. The wave of contamination is stronger, but we are not going to measure it because we are no longer testing. I think people still need to do self-tests and they should remember to put on a mask at least when they are symptomatic. I remind him. »
Social networks: “I no longer read comments. »
You are a university professor, what does that involve?
“When you are a university professor, you divide your time into three parts: teaching (140 hours), research (I specialize in the epidemiology of chronic diseases: I work specifically on cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, etc.) other members of my team work on cancers). As I am the director of a research center, my hands are no longer dirty. Above all, I am looking for funding… And the third aspect is that of the community. This is an important service. Today I am the director of the Health Center, that is to say of the four faculties of health sciences at ULB. »
A word on the violence of social networks?
“I admit that I didn’t know about social networks before the Covid 19 crisis. I post but I no longer read the comments. I did it during the crisis, but I don’t do it anymore. This must not poison my life. »
You received a racket during your presentation to the Engagés… A passion?
“I play tennis, in fact, in summer whenever I have time in Grez-Doiceau. »
He advocates dialogue: “Society is divided on certain issues”
In the Evras case, at what point did we lose control?
“Currently, in this type of issue, we are losing control because there is a divide in society. Systematically, these issues play on values, philosophy… For their part, the population has the impression that everything is being imposed on them from above. We are experiencing the consequences of this divide and this difficulty in reuniting people since Covid 19.”
Your opinion on the Evras program?
“It’s been a great program for years. But it is a program that has no resources. I find that there was perhaps a lack of prior consultation, or that the Federation did not show that it had carried out this consultation. On these sensitive issues, we still need to be more educational. »
As a public health specialist, how do you talk to these people?
“I think that, in this divided population that needs to be convinced, 80% are open to dialogue. These are people who are hesitant, but you have to talk to them. On the other hand, the remaining 20% are so radical… There is nothing we can do. »
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