By aziz fikry on February 4, 2011 11:03 PM on http://chedet.co.cc/2011/02 regarding Dr Mahathir's post on the Domino Effect of the down fall of Egypt's Mubarrak.
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If I remember correctly, after the fall of Saigon to the Vietcong Mr Lee Kuan Yew (the most outspoken asian leader at the time, definitely the darling of the western media then)was asked whether he (i.e. Singapore)felt threatened by the Domino Effect. In response, he equated Singapore's fear (if any) to what the Americans felt with Cuba as a neighbour.
Nowadays, we are proud to note that the international media would rather print your words rather than LKY's 'clever' quips. Neither will those in the currently affected countries find LKY's statement amusing.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Better-Access-To-Healthcare: 1Malaysia Clinic
Aziz Fikry Mohammad 03 Feb 2011 07:12 PM Commented on www.1Malaysia.com.my regarding the recently launched 1Malaysia Clinic, a PM's initiative in providing Better-Access-To-Healthcare
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A longer term solution should take the form of a national health insurance scheme for all citizens, starting with the more organized (hence more manageable) target groups such as the FELDA & FELCRA participants, Amanah Ikhtiar & relevant Zakat beneficiaries, fisherman association NEKMAT members, registered students, pensioners of public service, PNB & Tabung Haji account holders, OKUs, as well as all those who have registered with Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat.
Funding - joint contributions from Perkeso/Socso, KWSP, FELDA, FELCRA, PNB, and the relevant GLCS and multinational corporations (as corporate citizens of 1MALAYSIA) + a nominal sum from members of the target groups.
Administration: through a takaful scheme to be jointly managed by several insurance conglomerates
This should remove pressures on the presently overloaded public (govt.) health service since treatments for outpatients could be obtained for FREE from virtually all govt. (including medical faculties of universities) and registered private clinics & hospitals (including 1Malaysia clinics), while the prescriptions (not a major portion of the health expenditure) could be purchased from any pharmacy - not unlike the British National Health Service. The critical coverage is for admissions to hospitals (govt. or private as deemed fit by the relevant panel). To the private/commercial medical service providers (including pharmacies), this could rejuvenate the industry.
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A longer term solution should take the form of a national health insurance scheme for all citizens, starting with the more organized (hence more manageable) target groups such as the FELDA & FELCRA participants, Amanah Ikhtiar & relevant Zakat beneficiaries, fisherman association NEKMAT members, registered students, pensioners of public service, PNB & Tabung Haji account holders, OKUs, as well as all those who have registered with Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat.
Funding - joint contributions from Perkeso/Socso, KWSP, FELDA, FELCRA, PNB, and the relevant GLCS and multinational corporations (as corporate citizens of 1MALAYSIA) + a nominal sum from members of the target groups.
Administration: through a takaful scheme to be jointly managed by several insurance conglomerates
This should remove pressures on the presently overloaded public (govt.) health service since treatments for outpatients could be obtained for FREE from virtually all govt. (including medical faculties of universities) and registered private clinics & hospitals (including 1Malaysia clinics), while the prescriptions (not a major portion of the health expenditure) could be purchased from any pharmacy - not unlike the British National Health Service. The critical coverage is for admissions to hospitals (govt. or private as deemed fit by the relevant panel). To the private/commercial medical service providers (including pharmacies), this could rejuvenate the industry.
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