Gillian Rodrigues wrote: 1: I still want to know why rich Goans go for "phookat" treatment to govtmt hospitals when they can afford to go to pvt hospitals??
2: Why don't we visit colaco's house or country, "to test out" in the below manner and dress, how he will react to us?? 3: I have visited patients in GMC on many occassions and I have never experienced filth in the hospital or uncouth behaviour from the staff. == Dear Gillian, First of all, I am happy that you did not see any filth at GMC. I will now discard the digital images I captured at GMC. I cannot answer your question: "why rich Goans go for "phookat" treatment to govtmt hospitals". You will have to ask them. I will only say this: Treatment at Public Hospitals is the right of every resident - rich or poor. It is also my submission that public services will be better when ALL citizens/residents access those services equally. Otherwise, there will be a State-engineered Two-Tiered health system. One for the Rich, One for the Poor. That, I add, is neither good for health care, nor for the State. I also believe that private Health Care is necessarily Profit-Oriented. That leads to short cuts in the delivery of Health Care. When you have the opportunity, please review the Health Care situation in the UK at the end of the Second World War. It might explain why Winston Churchill helped Britain to 'win the war" but lost the election. Labour was elected by a landslide and Bevan introduced the NHS. Please read WHY. I am afraid that you will NOT be able to visit INCOGNITO either the country where I live or the little home i reside in. Visiting another country necessitates that you show proof of your identity. The security at our little home will do the same. However, once you are here legally, you may wish to visit me in the hospital incognito. You will see for yourself that we treat every person in the same manner. After all, the Patients are the reason why we are in business. They are our bosses. We are only here as their advisers. And ...They do not even have to follow our advice. That is their right. Along with that right, they also assume responsibility. And I have NO problems telling the parents of my little patients ...WHO the BOSS is ....and WHO is the one who bears responsibility IF our considered advice is not followed. I have exhausted my knowledge on this subject and suggest that you have the last word on it. sincerely jc
