Friday, October 19, 2012

Blog 8 Hospital Managers in Peru


Currently in Peru hospital managers “mass walkout” regarding hospital managers in Peru and their resignation in support of doctors. The walkout by 11,000 doctors, now in its fifth week, has caused huge backlogs in hospitals and clinics. According to doctors, despite Peru’s recent strong economic growth, the doctors pay has not increased in years. Many unions blame President Ollanta Humala’s conservative economic policies, is blocking wage increases. “We call on the doctors to return to work because the people who are suffering the costs of this are the patients,” Mr. Castilla said last month. The doctors’ strike is particularly affecting Peru’s poorest, who cannot afford private healthcare.

I feel that these events have to occur for people to have this voice heard. Many times when groups of people protest to prove a point, others finally start to listen. However, this isn’t like the strike isn’t resulting very well. It’s affecting patients that are in need in healthcare. It is sad that this is the only way that people can get attention. This is when these things have to be reconsider, do the pros out way the cons? Personally, I think this causing more harm than good. But we have to look at the bigger picture as well, what is causing that the doctors are not getting raises? If their economy is getting better why aren’t they seeing results? Where is the money really going? I feel that this problem is bigger than just doctors getting raises, and the hospital managers quitting. This may be the 5th week into the protest, but I have a feeling that its not going to end soon, and the results from this will not be positive.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-20000475
alexa florencio picazo
10/19/2012
5:05

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