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One of my uncles got paralyzed on his whole left side of body because of carelessness of govt hospital, lack of sanitation, corruption, and the general don't g
by dominotw 9y ago
One of my uncles got paralyzed on his whole left side of body because of carelessness of govt hospital, lack of sanitation, corruption, and the general don't give a fuck attitude of the employees( if they cared to show up to work in the first place).
There is a running joke in India that "You can only go to a govt hospital" implication being that you'd not return alive.
I suspect this is another scheme concocted to gobble up public money via corruption. A gift that would keep giving for decades to come. For politicians to promise jobs in bureaucracy to their caste members.
Ofcourse, Nytimes piece mentions none of this in its effort to push "See even India has 'free' healthcare" ideology.
- shripadk 9y agoYour point, though accurately describes most government run hospitals, misses the crucial piece of information: This insurance is for Private run hospitals not government run hospitals (which is free anyways). Quoting from the article: If passed by the Indian Parliament and properly funded, the new program would be a vast expansion of health coverage, allowing people to visit the country’s many private hospitals for needs as varied as cancer treatment and knee replacements. Although government-run hospitals are theoretically free for everyone, the waits are long, quality is poor and corruption is endemic.
- sumedh 9y ago> There is a running joke in India that "You can only go to a govt hospital" implication being that you'd not return alive. I have never heard this joke atleast in Mumbai or Pune.