Dear Editor,
As a stakeholder of this country, I am saddened by the deteriorating public health-care system, especially in light of manifest incompetence and poor ministerial performance.
The health minister is not living up to his duty of care, which means "a moral or legal obligation to ensure the safety or well-being of others".
Nineteen babies have died and the minister has not been held accountable. The health minister, as well as the prime minister who has failed to act when he was negligent in the past vis-à-vis CHIKV, must take responsibility. What the prime minister should now do, in salvaging this travesty, is to make the audit report of the health sector public.
Let us take the politics out of the issue and let us put the nation's interest first. I do not want my friends, family members or even my worst enemies who may be expecting a child to suffer the fate of those who lost their babies.
My recommendation as a stakeholder is for the creation of a strategic plan to revamp the health sector, in addition to implementing corrective measures as highlighted by the audit to address existing gaps. These critical steps will result in the sector being more efficient and effective; setting the stage for a return of public trust and confidence in the public health- care system.
I am compelled to draw reference to the parody of Adele's song Hello by Bella Bair, a social media commentator. It further drives home the point of and even summarises the issues that we currently face in the health sector. We, as a nation, need solutions.
I want a better nation with accountable and credible leaders who have Jamaica's interest at heart.
Dimitri South
southdimitri@gmail.com
Revamp the health sector
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As a stakeholder of this country, I am saddened by the deteriorating public health-care system, especially in light of manifest incompetence and poor ministerial performance.
The health minister is not living up to his duty of care, which means "a moral or legal obligation to ensure the safety or well-being of others".
Nineteen babies have died and the minister has not been held accountable. The health minister, as well as the prime minister who has failed to act when he was negligent in the past vis-à-vis CHIKV, must take responsibility. What the prime minister should now do, in salvaging this travesty, is to make the audit report of the health sector public.
Let us take the politics out of the issue and let us put the nation's interest first. I do not want my friends, family members or even my worst enemies who may be expecting a child to suffer the fate of those who lost their babies.
My recommendation as a stakeholder is for the creation of a strategic plan to revamp the health sector, in addition to implementing corrective measures as highlighted by the audit to address existing gaps. These critical steps will result in the sector being more efficient and effective; setting the stage for a return of public trust and confidence in the public health- care system.
I am compelled to draw reference to the parody of Adele's song Hello by Bella Bair, a social media commentator. It further drives home the point of and even summarises the issues that we currently face in the health sector. We, as a nation, need solutions.
I want a better nation with accountable and credible leaders who have Jamaica's interest at heart.
Dimitri South
southdimitri@gmail.com
Revamp the health sector
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