E-DRUG: Rationing!
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Dear E-druggers,
Billy Futter's point is well made. Throughout the world the demand for
healthcare will always outstrip our ability to provide it. Different
countries, or even different parts of the same country (in case of UK, for
example) are at different points on the spectrum, but the underlying point
remains the same. One of the great fallacies the Bevin found out when he
started the UK National Health System is the the more healthcare you
provide, the more is demanded.
So whether we like it or not rationing (some people wrap it up in other
words) is part of every healthcare system. The difference is the form that
the rationing takes and the equity of the process. It is really the equity
part that is the political tool.
Tim Dodd
Training Advisor, Ghana National Drug Programme
Email: Cath_and_Tim_Dodd@compuserve.com
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