Free healthcare for all in Jamaica, and the first few days are going well...
Here's one blogger's take from last year, before the island nation implemented free healthcare for children.
Good comments on abc.com here.
Today I spoke with a friend in the IT field who holds dual Jamaican-US citizenship.
One parent still lives in Jamaica. His reaction to the news that Jamaica is offering universal coverage for adults, delivered in an optimistic tone - "I think it's great, but we can't afford it."
Seems paying for comprehensive coverage is a "universal" problem - unless we're willing to combine the resources and infrastructure of a public system (funded via tax revenues), with the resources private firms are willing to offer.
If you're interested in taking a trip to da island to check out the healthcare environs, contact Dr. Jacqueline Watson at Health Concepts International.
Showing posts with label international healthcare consultants meetup. Show all posts
Showing posts with label international healthcare consultants meetup. Show all posts
28.3.08
You're Invited April 12th: International Healthcare Salon in Amsterdam
A group of healthcare advisors, students, consultants, and bloggers is gathering for an informal chat in Amsterdam April 12th at 2pm.
We may not be drinking Chianti, but I'm sure other beverages will lubricate the idea exchange.
Any Stateside colleagues (or those on this side of the pond) who just happen to be traveling through Holland that day stop by...the salon-style talk will be casual and hopefully the conversation rowdy.
My Dutch partner in crime arranging the afternoon is Maarten den Braber, a business analyst at The Decision Group.
Maarten is also a grad student doing his Univ. of Twente Master's thesis on the strategic organization of hospitals (for those of you looking to consult internationally, check out The Decision Group's current opportunities here).
He took this idea to meet and ran with it. And of course - we met through blogging - check out Maarten's LinkedIn page here.
We'll be joined by some up-and-coming healthcare enthusiasts (?!) he met on Twitter.
Other guests include Martijn Hulst (an advisor/consultant at Twynstra Gudde), Jacqueline Fackeldey (a marketing blogger who's using the term 'hotealthcare' to describe hospitality-influenced trends).
Sounds like a great group - no cost/all benefit, and if you'd like more details post a comment and I'll see if we can't entice you to attend.
We may not be drinking Chianti, but I'm sure other beverages will lubricate the idea exchange.
Any Stateside colleagues (or those on this side of the pond) who just happen to be traveling through Holland that day stop by...the salon-style talk will be casual and hopefully the conversation rowdy.
My Dutch partner in crime arranging the afternoon is Maarten den Braber, a business analyst at The Decision Group.
Maarten is also a grad student doing his Univ. of Twente Master's thesis on the strategic organization of hospitals (for those of you looking to consult internationally, check out The Decision Group's current opportunities here).
He took this idea to meet and ran with it. And of course - we met through blogging - check out Maarten's LinkedIn page here.
We'll be joined by some up-and-coming healthcare enthusiasts (?!) he met on Twitter.
Other guests include Martijn Hulst (an advisor/consultant at Twynstra Gudde), Jacqueline Fackeldey (a marketing blogger who's using the term 'hotealthcare' to describe hospitality-influenced trends).
Sounds like a great group - no cost/all benefit, and if you'd like more details post a comment and I'll see if we can't entice you to attend.
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