Dear sir
Thank you for raising the issue. [ Loai Albarqouni, Australia: https://www.hifa.org/dgroups-rss/overuse-healthcare-services-lmics ]
Abundance, overprescribing, overuse or overdiagnosis all come to affordability. Big pharma is trying to sell as many and as much drugs as possible. That’s why one has never seen Big pharma going bankrupt. Why should they bankrupt as long as 'ignorance' is their biggest ally. There is a group of corrupted physicians who “sell” drugs on behalf of Big pharma. Pharmacies do not care as many of them in LMIC function as supermarkets. Those who can afford the prices of physicians are the same who can afford the most expensive drugs. Universal Health Coverage with ethics can solve the problem. Lack of ethics and information on what is required and what is extra are challenges to face.
Best regards. Najeeb Al-Shorbaji
HIFA profile: Najeeb Al-Shorbaji recently retired from the World Health Organization (WHO), where he has worked since 1988 in different capacities. He was most recently Director of the Knowledge, Ethics and Research Department at WHO headquarters, Geneva. Previously he was Coordinator for Knowledge Management and Sharing in EMRO (Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office), Egypt. He is a member of a number of national and international professional societies and associations specialised in information management and health informatics. He has authored over 100 research papers and articles presented in various conferences and published in professional journals. He is a member of the HIFA Steering Group and the HIFA Working Group on Multilingualism. http://www.hifa.org/support/members/najeeb http://www.hifa.org/projects/multilingualism Email: shorbajin AT gmail.com
