Health Care in Rural Areas
Monday, July 27, 2009
Daily Times, Pakistan, Monday, July 27, 2009
Under the present circumstances, most young physicians are unwilling to work in the smaller towns and villages except perhaps for a few who come from a locally influential family. And, income is definitely not the determining factor
Last week I said in this space that I did not think ‘universal health insurance’ was a good idea for the Punjab. Personally, I am all for universal health insurance when and if access to appropriate healthcare becomes universally available. But such insurance becomes meaningless if healthcare is not universally available.
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Under the present circumstances, most young physicians are unwilling to work in the smaller towns and villages except perhaps for a few who come from a locally influential family. And, income is definitely not the determining factor
Last week I said in this space that I did not think ‘universal health insurance’ was a good idea for the Punjab. Personally, I am all for universal health insurance when and if access to appropriate healthcare becomes universally available. But such insurance becomes meaningless if healthcare is not universally available.
More
Labels: Governance, Health Care System, Rural Areas
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