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I read an article in the observer where senator Marlene Malahoo-Forte was interviewed regarding the Jamaican Government seeking health partners from the diaspora, the article spoke of the government being un-able to provide sufficient and effective health care (my words)
“There is a genuine need for improved healthcare in Jamaica but, unfortunately, at this time the Government is not able to provide (all that is needed), and this is why partnerships with the Ministry of Health becomes so critical,” she said. even though this in fact a great effort to improve health care in jamaica there is one concern that i have, how will people acess this as it is already a tedious task to even get to a hospital, and how will people living with HIV and AIDS benefit, as they tend to face discrimnation when they use these facilities, I think what we need to do is try to educate the healthcare personel at these public and private institutions and ensure that they do their best to assist and make the patients comfortable.what we should do is evaluate how beneficial this whole free healthcare thing is, dnt get me wrong i really do think that this is great effort on the governments part to try to alleviate numerous issues the ministry of health faces and yes the diaspora should contribute because no matter what we are all jamaicans, but i am tired of seeing these big press confrences lauding the progress of one thing the government has done, i think we should quit the press confrences and pay attention to the matter at hand the health of our jamaicans.
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