QUOTE
Not absolutely sure about this but I am hearing that this unethical practice of
KB has now fully arrived in Goa. Many Thanks .'librashun'.
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..Josebab Colaco
Josebab's quote above implies that liberation from Portugal is somehow
responsible for corruption among doctors in Goa. There is no factual basis for
this insinuation. Portuguese doctors are no less corrupt than today's Goan
doctors. They have been accepting bribes from at least one large pharmaceutical
company for decades. One such scandal brought to light by a whistleblower, and
his attempted murder, are described in the following article:
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2000/sep/17/theobserver2
This massive scandal has been described by the Portuguese media as BayerGate.
Please see the testimony of the whistleblower and related corruption at the
highest level of the Portuguese government below:
http://www.cbgnetwork.org/2580.html
http://www.tlaxcala-int.org/article.asp?reference=3849
As far as I know the government in Portugal is yet to take any action against
Bayer Portugal or the thousands of doctors who were allegedly involved in the
scandal.
Cheers,
Santosh
On Tuesday, August 19, 2014 3:56 PM, Jose cola...@gmail.com wrote:
On Aug 19, 2014, at 7:46 AM, Marshall Mendonza mmendonz...@gmail.com wrote:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Open-secret-Doctors-take-cuts-for-referrals/articleshow/37350397.cms
COMMENT:
The TOI headline is (as on many other occasions) quite semi-accurate.
A good number of referring doctors in India do NOT 'TAKE' cuts, they
reportedly DEMAND 'kick backs'. A specialist is very likely to remain hungry
if he does not pay a kickback (KB) to the referring doctor.
I am reminded of my Asst Prof in a surgical sub-specialty at GMC (Goa) who was
infamous for his temper in the operating theatre and his general arrogance ( I
have seen him fling surgical instruments around). One fine day, he returned to
his native Bombay to start private practice. His consulting room remained
virgin territory for the first few months, save the visiting Mosquitos and
Flies. He soon lost his arrogance and became a fervent disciple of the KB.
Not absolutely sure about this but I am hearing that this unethical practice
of KB has now fully arrived in Goa. Many Thanks .'librashun'.
jc
