Bambalaye,
Just a note,the last time I checked ,Infant mortality rate continues to go
down in the Gambia,a good progress that has since been the only achievement
in the health sector.I must quickly say that this is in no way a credit to
the Jammeh regime because if you check the statistics( not on the ground,as
statistics in most cases differ from reality) the down ward trend has been
going on since before he graduated from school.
For Freedom
Saiks
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>Subject: Re: Fw: Cuban Medical Diplomacy: When the Left Has Got It Right
>Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 17:09:21 -0600
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>Saiks:
>
>Yes, albeit with its shortcomings, the Cuban model needs to be emulated by
>the U.S, France, UK and other Western nations. Instead, they are bent on
>crumbling the effort put in by Fidel as in Bush's August 7 announcement of
>an initiative to help Cuban Doctors defect to the U.S. You wonder if that
>move will harm Cuba more than the beneficiaries of the "Medical
>Diplomacy."
>
>I think the author has done a great job of highlighting the intricacies of
>the program from both perspectives - Cuba and recipient nations like
>Gambia. While Cuba is gaining political and moral capital out of the deal,
>the Doctors themselves apparently earn more than what they would have in
>Cuba; the receiving countries on the other hand will reap the benefits of
>improved access to medical expertise provided reciprocal effort by
>receiving government is forthcoming.
>
>In Gambia's case, I believe there is deficiency in making full use of the
>Cuban program. So far, it has not resulted in much improvement in infant
>mortality rate or life expectancy in Gambia – the two major indicators of
>improved healthcare encompassing other economic and social dispositions.
>
>The Health Secretariat or National Health Institute (is that what we have
>in Gambia?) need to ensure the professional integrity of these “Medical
>Diplomats” is ascertained to ensure safeguard against medical malpractice
>in rural Gambia. I am quite certain there is a handful occurrence of
>medical errors that have gone un-noticed simply because there is virtually
>no regulatory mechanism to prevent such incidents.
>
>The high rate of HIV infections, Malaria, Diabetes and TB incidents in the
>country is a clear indication of the colossal failures in the Health and
>other social responsibilities of the Jammeh regime.
>
>Thanks for the input.
>
>
>--
>-BambaLaye
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