watched sicko for the second time and to be honest i loved it!! i've always wanted to do this for my country specially the example in England and France. the medical insurance system over here is even worse than the one in the United states of America.
i've been thinking about how it could be done here in Egypt it would be my dream come true and one of my ambitions to have this system set up here. off course its easier said than done bec it depends on loads of factors, these factors are clearly displayed in this documentary\movie.
After watching it for the second time i came to this conclusion:
1- when a country has a strong economy the following improves drastically:
A- awareness in the community about the importance of the presence of such a system.
B- increase in quality of education increases and hence much more broader ways of thinking in things such as importance of health in the community, nation and world.
C- with increased strength in economy more resources are present for backing up such a program.specially when u consider sth like: aids, cancer, antibiotics, infant nutrition etc etc are sectors which cost a lot go for 6.75 pounds ( english sterling) which is a very tiny price to pay for medicine. there are also cases as displayed in the documentary not always are these 6.75 pounds paid, there are rules that allow people above the age of 60 from paying!! which is sth 60 year old in this country could wank on!!!!!! thats how bad it is here.
D- in a country like Egypt where people dislike, hate, or don't feel comfortable with paying extra money or accept a slight deduction in wages that go into there medical insurance simply bec they take very low wages and life here is expensive so with better education, awareness, and increased income these things could change and people would gladly put money into medical insurance.
thank god i'm one of the fortunate citizens who to an extent can do with out medical insurance but there are millions of other people here who would rather spend on there children s education or well being than getting treatment due to how expensive medication here is expensive ( not medicine, we have one of the cheapest prices int he region but surgeries, cancer drugs are way toooooooooo expensive for the average Egyptian citizen)
its my dream to help bring this system into effect specially that i'm a pharmacy student and soon god willingly i will be a pharmacist and hence one of my main responsibilities is the well being of people health and nothing would make me a happier man than helping every one who needs such a service bec falling sick whether its a simple cold , fever, cancer, etc etc could happen to any one of us.
one of the ways that can work here, is if pharmaceutical companies agree on turning in a suitable percentage of there profits into this system int he form of a return to there community. i understand these pharmaceutical giants have profits as there main goal but there is an ethical obligation for them to give back sth to there community. proper % of taxes should be included into this system ( ironically only 20% of Egyptians pay there taxes, due to loads of factors primarily lack of awareness about what taxes do) and finally at schools the younger generation should understand that its one of there rights to have full medical attention and counseling when it comes to there health and the health of there loved ones.