The next health disaster?
recently, i have noticed good development in the services provided by health services, through two hospitals. i also noticed a remarkable development in the work of the “medical warehouse management” in subhan.
circumstances prompted me to repeatedly visit al-amiri hospital and the cancer treatment hospital complex, in the alsabah medical district, and the development of work there caught my attention in a positive way worthy of praise.
as for the subhan medical warehouses, their work has recently become smoother, more streamlined, and even more transparent than it was thirty years ago. thank you for the efforts of those in charge of the three authorities, and for the efforts of the minister of health, with our hopes for the continued development of work in the two hospitals, and in the warehouse system, which is sensitive and important.
a few days ago, after an unjustified wait that lasted for years, the ministry of interior opened the door to those wishing to visit the country, while accepting applications for family members.
one of the reasons for preventing the two groups from entering the country, other than flimsy security reasons, was that their entry would put pressure on medical services, especially for those with incurable diseases.
the response to this was that it is possible to require that the visitor obtain an insurance policy that will cover the expenses of his treatment in kuwait if a health emergency occurs to, and this is the practice in many countries.
i thought that this was what happened recently after the ministry of interior opened the door to visits to almost everyone. still, it later became clear that the situation was not the case, as nothing had changed from what it was before. a visitor suffering from an incurable or serious illness can still enter the cancer hospital.
for example, and receiving care, treatment and medicine, the hospital administration cannot deny him treatment, for many reasons that will take a long time to explain. the reason for this ease is that circumventing the regulations, in these cases, is not difficult, and thousands have already resorted to the same path.
all a visitor wishing to receive treatment has to do is call emergency services and request an ambulance, to be transferred to the accident department at the nearest hospital, from where he will most likely be admitted to one of the rooms to receive treatment and medication!
there are currently many patients in government hospitals, who came to the country on visit visas, and are receiving treatment in government hospitals, including cancer, and their numbers are increasing, especially with the permission to visit and join family!
therefore, the ministry of health must continue providing treatment to every resident or visitor, as this is the state’s humanitarian duty.
however, the ministry of interior must not allow entry to a visitor who does not have a life insurance policy that covers, at a minimum, the cost of treating incurable diseases. if he is in the country, and it turns out that he does not have an insurance policy, for some reason, the costs of his treatment will be borne by the entities that hosted him, other than the official authorities and five-star hotels, for example.
