Hello
everyone! in this new blog I will give my opinion about the health system in
Chile and the existing gap.
My opinion
about the health system in Chile is, unfortunately, dire, like most things in
this country.
Why do I
think this? Well, basically because I cannot conceive the idea that in this
country there are two types of health care: one for the rich and one for the
poor.
Although
this sad reality is known by most Chileans, I have heard it said that this is
not so... but, how can it not be so, if you try to see the different realities
that are experienced on the one hand in public hospitals and on the other hand
in private clinics.
As in most
services in Chile, in the health system there is a big gap in terms of economic
class, one public and one private, that is, one for those who have money and
one for those who do not, and as is to be expected, these two systems work very
differently and unequally.
In the
private one, that is, for people who have the resources to pay the very much
that it takes to receive this kind of medical care, they offer you first class
services and care, so to speak. You get fast and good care, in a proper
infrastructure, and they offer you all the services you need for your case.
However, in
public healthcare, none of this is the case. Here you have to wait for years
for care, which often is not even of high quality, if you are not seen in the
same hallway, and what to say about the infrastructure, which is not worthy of
anyone.
This
situation is frustrating, but unfortunately this is the way things work in a
country where everything becomes a business and that distinguishes for
everything according to the social and economic class in which a person is, and
where everything is seen as a product, even health, which is supposed to be a
right of every person.
A good
opportunity to change this reality is in the next constituent process, where
those in charge of drafting the new constitution can stipulate a universal
health system for all Chileans that is dignified and of quality. Because health
should be considered as a right and not as a business.
Hi Matias, it´s a normal situation for mayor of part of people who attend by a public system, I wonder in one day no body in this country has to die, waiting for be attend, nice post.
ResponderEliminarOne time I had the opportunity to get assisted in a private clinic,sadly it was another world for the public system, as a kid I didn´t understand it but now I know that it's a thing of everyday in a country that refuses to give some dignity and equity.
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