Posted by: EastSidaz December 16, 2011
For Students interested in improving the Healthcare System of Nepal
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   I wish I were a doctor. Let's not get personal because I am not blaming you. I was not blaming nepali doctors either. But I thought you were. So I just wanted to ask you some questions. We dont have to be aggravated to discuss this kind of situation. We can be civil and still make our point. Moreover, its highly commendable that you wish to return home and serve the country. There is no greater honor than serving your own people. Would it be possible for you to send me an email when you are serving in the remote villages of our country? And again, I am not questioning your credibility here. Just a request. 
  My understanding of your comment was - money should not be a priority for doctors. And my question was - Why not? They are humans too. Plus it is customary you have to go big if you wish to make it big. Since you responded with - Money should not be the only priority - then I got my answer. It is still one of the priorites. It should not be the only priority. Of course not. Not with any profession. More so in a profession as such.  Well there are Nepalese doctors like Stark as well. I know one myself. You may be one of them later. So let's not denigrate all Nepali doctors. 
  On a second note, if we are to offer healthcare coverage in Nepal through providers. We should have a system where we pay cash/credit at the hospital and get reimbursed by the provider/insurer. That way, I opine healthcare cost wouldn't be inflated like it is done here.
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