Dreams are free, but so is the cost of realization!
WILLEMSTAD - The Curaçao Medical Center (CMC) delivered a presentation to the Curaçao Parliament this week, shedding light on the state of general healthcare and their financial predicament. During the session, Member of Parliament Gwendell Mercelina (PNP) underlined a troubling observation stemming from the presentation: "By transitioning from SEHOS to CMC, we achieved what once seemed unattainable—a vision of an ultramodern hospital.
Dreams may come at no monetary cost, yet the same applies to fulfilling them ('soñar no cuesta nada, pagarlo tampoco')!"
Mercelina, in his speech, spotlighted the instructions the CMC received from the Inspector-General for Public Health, encompassing the hospital's procedures and the extensive waiting lists that existed. Paradoxically, these lists have now grown even longer. The question arises: How will this challenge be tackled? While CMC seeks to attract medical tourism, the feasibility of this aspiration is questionable. How can this be pursued when the local population itself isn't adequately cared for? These were among the pressing concerns highlighted in Mercelina's discourse on CMC.
Mercelina stressed that the focus should be on disease prevention and healthcare improvement at this juncture. He proposed a transformation of CMC's proactive communication department into an "Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion," concentrating on curtailing acute illnesses, curbing smoking, addressing obesity within the community, and reducing alcohol consumption overall. Mercelina emphasized that only through these actions, coupled with effectively addressing undocumented individuals in the country, can the CMC's expenditures begin to decline.