Whether Singapore has the world best healthcare system or not i
dont know,although i seriously doubt that.But one thing i do know
is that our healthcare cost are damn high,our healthcare system
dont care about poor ppl.
Like some forumers say here,you can die in Singapore,but cant
fall sick in here.
I remembered few years ago I accompanied my mom to the poly clinic
in Y_____ and witnessed a man in his late forties (I think not good
in gauging agelah) begging and apologizing to the social worker and
the counter cashier for having no money to pay for the medical
checkup and the medicine which he clutched in his hands and refuse
to let go.
This was roughly what the conversation went like :-
Sick man : 'Sorry miss, I don't have money. Can help or
not?
Social worker : Mr. So-so we cannot allow you to go without
paying for the service rendered. No matter how you need to pay
something.
Counter cashier mumbled under her breath but loud enough for
everyone within their vicinity to hear : 'No money don't come see
doctor loh'
Sick man : But Miss, I really don't have money at all. And I
really need the medicine. Can we arrange something like when I got
money I come back to pay you?
Social worker very loud : 'Aiyah Mr. So-so, how can we do that?
If everyone is like you then we will get very 'ma fan'. Why don't
you go talk to your GRC MPs. You get them to help you then you come
back and we will release the medicine. For now we don't charge you
even for the consultation fees since you said you really have no
money.'
After that I don't know what happen liao since my mom's number
were called and we went in to the consultation room. I was like
thinking ' Aiyoh people no money so poor thing already why some
more drop the rock into the well to seal his fate'. Talk so loud as
if other patients cannot hear. I mean it was like trying to
embarrass the poor man. Already people so cham liao. And moreover
it was really uncalled for that the counter cashier made such a
nasty remark. If the man got money wouldn't you think he would try
to embarrass himself publicly by begging? And this is poly clinic!
Poly clinic!
P/s Got advice cannot name places or else jialat jialat so need
to edit here
