我理解公共财政面临的压力，但我也亲眼目睹了我们的支出在一线产生的实际效果。我们的选择能带来巨大的善意。大卫·黑尔伍德是联合国儿童基金会英国大使。随着工党大会临近，政客们将就支出优先事项、财政压力和英国在世界上的地位展开辩论。在讨论开始前，我希望部长们能想象一下我随联合国儿童基金会（联合国儿童基金会）在塞拉利昂访问的一家医院病房。
I understand the pressure on the public purse, but I have also seen the effect of our spending on the ground. Our choices can do so much good David Harewood is a Unicef UK ambassador As Labour party conference approaches, politicians will debate spending priorities, fiscal pressures and the UK’s place in the world. Before those discussions begin, I want ministers to picture a hospital ward I visited in Sierra Leone with Unicef (United Nations Children’s Fund).
在马凯尼地区医院的特殊护理婴儿病房里，排列着一排排微小的早产儿，有的只有我的手掌大小。他们周围站着敬业的护士和焦虑的父母，大家都在祈祷这些新生儿能够存活。
Inside the special-care baby unit at Makeni regional hospital were rows of tiny premature babies, some no bigger than my hand. Around them stood dedicated nurses and anxious parents, all willing these newborns to survive.