Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Compare and contrast these two articles:

http://travel.asiaone.com.sg/news/20070620_001r_medtourism.html

and

http://www.littlespeck.com/content/lifestyle/CTrendsLifestyle-070526.htm

On one hand, we are looking to expand our medical tourism sector catering to foreigners who seek affordable yet reliable treatment in Singapore.

On the other hand, normal everyday Singaporeans are faced with insufficient hospital beds, poorly put-together measures such as means testing, and the like. Maybe I am wrong in juxtaposing the two because perhaps for med tourism, the patients are willing to pay more to use private hospitals such as Raffles, Gleneagles and East Shore.

But from a moral standpoint, it just doesn't feel right...

Mrs Brightside at 1:22 pm

{xoxo}