Senator Fatima Payman amplifies Harry's voice on supporting the healthcare system

Joining the 2024 Youth Voice in Parliament campaign, Senator Fatima Payman (WA) amplified the voice of 15 year old Harry on supporting the healthcare system. Speech transcript is below -
"When answering this question, the first thing that comes to mind to strengthen not only my local community, but Western Australia as a whole, is to fix our healthcare system.
Doctors and Nurses are overworked and underpaid, WA hospitals are understaffed and (especially in regional areas) literally falling apart. Politicians can say what they like about these issues and what they are trying to do to fix them. But most don't consider the Human cost.
Like the little boy Archie, born on the 27th of July this year, only a few weeks after being medically viable. As a premature baby, there were numerous health issues. However, this was exacerbated by the understaffing present in Hospitals.
Archie should've had 24/7 supervision from a nurse whilst in the NICU. He didn't. The mother should've had more medical checkups to identify the baby was going to be born prematurely, but that didn't happen. Whilst understaffing was not the direct cause, it played a role in the unfortunate passing of Archie, only a few days after he was born.
Parliament must commit to more funding for hospitals, more incentives for medical staff to enter the workforce, and to make sure someone like Archie gets to live their life to the fullest."