An Election year: What do we need to ask ourselves and the candidates on health care March 8, 2008
This is an election year. So it seems like to be anyway.
Many candidates are giving us the impression that they are the saviors of us. The one who can bring us the prosperity and democracy and freedom which we all are craving for. One thing many of us are rather blindly neglecting are the policies they have put forward. Policies on housing, education, social security etc…
Among the most rather accomplished and privileged people who are contesting had not put forward a robust health policy which is very concerning for me. How are they going to achieve universal health care for all of us Maldivians?
The problems faced by IGMH is evident on the Maldives Medical Watch blog. To be very honest, i don’t think that there is much they could do to avoid such deaths from happening. There are certain things which they could do but what if there is no political will to do it?
As a voter it will be wise to ask this question among yourselves. Who among these candidates really understand my needs as a patient, a care giver or in many cases as a health provider such as IGMH? Who among these candidates really understands the pain a drug addict goes through? Who among these understands what the families of disabled children has to go through? How hard it is for them? Who among these had ever mentioned such and such so far?
So ask this question among yourselves. What can these people actually do to help me and my family when i and my family get sick? Is 300 dollars and a Flight ticket to India the solution? Really?
