INTERESTING on Current Health Care in #Syria
Close friend had his wrist broken & needed surgery. Went to private section of a public hospital. Syrian doctor who used to work in Germany operated on him. Cost? SYP 13,000 or US$ 30.
How is it so cheap I ask? Read on =>
Close friend had his wrist broken & needed surgery. Went to private section of a public hospital. Syrian doctor who used to work in Germany operated on him. Cost? SYP 13,000 or US$ 30.
How is it so cheap I ask? Read on =>
2- Turns out, Assad had personally instructed all public hospitals to charge for operations the same rate as before the war started. Given fact that local currency is now 1/10 of its value, an operation such as this now cost US$30 versus US$ 300 before the crisis started
3-While all may not be well in #Syrian healthcare, this is merely to describe how Damascus has decided to insulate this sector from inflation that has hit all other areas of household consumption. State is aware that Syrians are desperately in need of affordable healthcare
4-Offering healthcare at public hospitals had been made possible by allowing many medical students at Damascus university to perform training at such hospitals. For this operation alone, 10 university students were seen in room around the main German/trained doctor
5-Similar operation at private hospital like Shami would have cost close to $1000 Compared to $30 that he paid at the Govt-run hospital
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