Towards humanization of medicine

Abstract

To counter the feeling of disappointment that the end of a satisfying experience normally brings with it, we like to console ourselves by saying that all good things must come to an end. This National Dialogue has definitely been a good thing which, however, has just whetted our appetite and must, necessarily, continue to develop to maturity. I have now followed attentively the three activities of this National Dialogue on Bioethics. I admit I become much more conscious of the magnitude and multi-formity of the implications and issues bioethical problems raise. At times I felt like someone who starts to doubt the wisdom of stirring up such a hornet's nest and who is, therefore, tempted to leave it at that ... a sort of unfinished symphony. But then, having heard and watched so many young people and experts coming from different fields and disciplines, participating throughout the three days, one really feels encouraged to say with determination - finish it we must, because our people deserve the best we can give them of ourselves.