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Think you are generalizing a bit. I admit government hospitals here in India are not exactly world class, but 'reek of urine' is not there in every hospital. At

Think you are generalizing a bit. I admit government hospitals here in India are not exactly world class, but 'reek of urine' is not there in every hospital. Atleast the hospitals in my part of the country (Kerala) are way better than you describe it to be. Whether they are the answer to US customers is a different thing. Also about the part that 'most' Indians think of indianpride(tm) is unacceptable to me. I agree I used to get forwards during my college days about this, but as I grew older, I am smart enough to realize this is not the case. I guess most of my fellow citizens do too.

desigooner 16y ago
There's a reason why a lot of americans and europeans decide to go to India or Southeast Asia for medical purposes. A bit dated but good article nonetheless: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1196429,00.html http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1196429,00....
todayiamme 16y ago
I am sorry if it sounds like that, but Kerela is better off because of its massive investment in infrastructure as compared to other parts of India, but the truth is that most clinics in rural areas exist only on paper. I am sure that you know the story pretty well. I have access to a pretty good healthcare facilities in my city, but that doesn't mean that every case is like that. The overwhelming majority points in the opposite direction and it is important to accept that the problem exists before correcting it. I see fluff pieces everyday in newspapers. If a researcher is somehow related to India then the newspapers give headlines like; "NRI Discovers XYZ". Or, "Indian Led Team Discovered XYZ" and so on. There are specific patterns in the almost all of the leading dailies except for The Mint (http://www.livemint.com/ http://www.livemint.com/) and a few other business newspapers. There is hardly any news of any significance whatsoever. The world is reduced to 2 pages along with vivid bikini shots of celebrities. In fact, a lot of global news is about how Britney Spears baked her baby in the oven. The myopia used to shock me, but I now know that the newspapers are not at fault they are simply catering to the audience. >>>I agree I used to get forwards during my college days about this, but as I grew older, I am smart enough to realize this is not the case. I guess most of my fellow citizens do too.<<< Of course, they're smart enough to realize this, but people tend to believe things often because they believe that they ought to believe them. Further, the circles in which we exist are not varied enough to make a conclusion like this. There is a selection bias in our peers. If you go out of the way and talk to people then you will be shocked and amazed with the replies you get. At the end it doesn't matter much to me. I don't like the concepts of demarcating plots of land and building elaborate belief systems based on that concept. To me it's a lie and a sham. What matters more are the people who live a life of suffering with no escape and die everyday in inhumane conditions that somehow never make the headlines. The AIDS epidemic in India is comparable to that of Africa. Africa. There's a lot to solve over here and creating fluffy pieces simply won't do it. I am really sorry if this appears rude to you. That is not my intention, but I am afraid this is the truth and we ought to do something about it.
- train_robber 16y ago
  That is a better clarification. I guess I took it in a different angle. I agree about the part that the mainstream media is not helping with its shock-jock journalism. PS: Nothing about 'rudeness' at all. Response was not triggered by that.

desigooner 16y ago

There's a reason why a lot of americans and europeans decide to go to India or Southeast Asia for medical purposes. A bit dated but good article nonetheless: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1196429,00.html http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1196429,00....

todayiamme 16y ago

I am sorry if it sounds like that, but Kerela is better off because of its massive investment in infrastructure as compared to other parts of India, but the truth is that most clinics in rural areas exist only on paper. I am sure that you know the story pretty well. I have access to a pretty good healthcare facilities in my city, but that doesn't mean that every case is like that. The overwhelming majority points in the opposite direction and it is important to accept that the problem exists before correcting it. I see fluff pieces everyday in newspapers. If a researcher is somehow related to India then the newspapers give headlines like; "NRI Discovers XYZ". Or, "Indian Led Team Discovered XYZ" and so on. There are specific patterns in the almost all of the leading dailies except for The Mint (http://www.livemint.com/ http://www.livemint.com/) and a few other business newspapers. There is hardly any news of any significance whatsoever. The world is reduced to 2 pages along with vivid bikini shots of celebrities. In fact, a lot of global news is about how Britney Spears baked her baby in the oven. The myopia used to shock me, but I now know that the newspapers are not at fault they are simply catering to the audience. >>>I agree I used to get forwards during my college days about this, but as I grew older, I am smart enough to realize this is not the case. I guess most of my fellow citizens do too.<<< Of course, they're smart enough to realize this, but people tend to believe things often because they believe that they ought to believe them. Further, the circles in which we exist are not varied enough to make a conclusion like this. There is a selection bias in our peers. If you go out of the way and talk to people then you will be shocked and amazed with the replies you get. At the end it doesn't matter much to me. I don't like the concepts of demarcating plots of land and building elaborate belief systems based on that concept. To me it's a lie and a sham. What matters more are the people who live a life of suffering with no escape and die everyday in inhumane conditions that somehow never make the headlines. The AIDS epidemic in India is comparable to that of Africa. Africa. There's a lot to solve over here and creating fluffy pieces simply won't do it. I am really sorry if this appears rude to you. That is not my intention, but I am afraid this is the truth and we ought to do something about it.

train_robber 16y ago
That is a better clarification. I guess I took it in a different angle. I agree about the part that the mainstream media is not helping with its shock-jock journalism. PS: Nothing about 'rudeness' at all. Response was not triggered by that.