Hi all; just a comment on the health insurance suggestion by Willie. Firstly; health insurance and the cost of health care are essentially two sides of the...
Good night all! Very valid points Tim and well thought out. I agree totally with the notion of having private health insurance scheme for the private sector,...
Hi all, I would like to welcome the latest member to our group. Lynne Shori lives in Sydney, Australia and is interested in helping in improving health care...
Hello Lynne, And Welcome to the forum. We discuss a wide range of issues from the "difficulties" in the rural health sector to the private sector. We'll be...
Obviously, the private health sector is a fairer system than the public. In the private sector the patient fully pays for the health service, thus, there is a...
Thanks for your input Poyap and very much appreciated. I strongly agree with your closing statement that the government should focus on primary prevention...
Hi Willie; I sense a lot of goodwill in your proposal as well as dispair at the current state of our public health system. I agree in principle that there...
Hi Tim, my immediate family took out medical insurance from AON risk management (PNG). We paid K1000 for 1 year cover. Not sure exactly what is covered with...
Thanks Tim, for the detailed insights into the practicality of the current situation of our health service systems. Ofcourse, there is alot of differences...
Another problem, I see in the Public health services, is that there is no fair system of charging hospital fees, (the total cost of a particluar health...
While I am sceptical of the proposed K1 per fortnight scheme I would be absolutely thrilled to be proved wrong. A pilot study as you propose would be the most...
Thanks guys for the thought provoking exchanges, this is no dought as many of the other issues we discuss, ongoing. While offcourse they will not results in...
To answer those questions Tim. Q-1. Identification of the individuals paying: A-Simply recording their names in an account's record book Q-2. Collection of...
Very true Poyap. As I have said earlier there may maybe good systems in place but if the people within these systems do not perform well the system collapses...
It will be vertually impossible to impliment and police your idea Willie, you tok lo ol lain lo contribut K1 for health insurance ol bai laugh lo you. Yu...
Yes! Poyap we will make it hard for them. Taim ol spak pinis, pait na kisim bagarap na kam long hausik-em bai ol kisim taim, bikos nogat treatment. We tigthen...
Hi Guys & Gals, This is a very interesting discussion because it really pushes the boundaries of what we think is near impossible and what maybe possible. But...
I totally agree with you Sioni. We the elites should all aim for a change,. no matter how little it is. A change means an improvement in quality. We should not...
Hi all, just some more thoughts.... A private health insurance for the private health sector seems the only way to ensure we will be able to provide an...
This is a problem at the public health & management level and we need to start somewhere. As you have pointed out Poyap, if we need to start with the private...
Good news, things are moving slowly but surely for oncology services in PNG, this story from today's Natioanl...... Machine for treating cancer available soon ...
Yes Bro. Its a great news for cancer patients in our country...and our hats go out to all those who have proactively fundraised for this worthy cause.. Moses...
Avinun olgeta; mi tok 10Q tru long olgeta yupela doktanes lain bilong kisim i kam long PNG dispela gutpela gutpela sevis long kantri, ya. Mi no save harim...
Hi all, One of the conditions to have a general unconditional registration to practice medicine in AUstralia for overseas doctors is to pass the "Australian...
Poyap, Thats a good idea. I will be able to help with that from this end if need be. Also, for doctors who are interested, we can help organise employment. ...
eric ungil
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Oct 25, 2007 1:27 am
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Poyap, that's a good idea. It will be even better if we could continue discussing using this forum for the whole purpose of the exam. I just tried the practice...
This is indeed encouraging news and hats off to the PNGWDA for pushing this agenda. I assume that there has been a focus on support services as well. As you...
Count me in. I am in POM right now, working at the Paradise Private Hospital - Dr Mola/Lam. Count me in. I am preparing for it. regards to you all. ri Poyap...
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