DOCTORS ARE defending their call for the privatisation of health services in Barbados.
And the Barbados Association of Medical Practitioners (BAMP) has made it clear that its plan did not translate to denying access to poor people or those who could not afford to pay.
BAMP president Dr Carlos Chase and public relations officer Dr Lynda Williams said in a statement issued yesterday: “The BAMP proposal states up front that we believe that no citizen should be disenfranchised and denied health care based on their social standing and their ability to pay for services.”
They added: “Privatisation of health services to allow for their more efficient management does not mean that the hospital and other health care institutions will be privately owned and operated as a for-profit business in which the poor will have no access or opportunity to benefit from public health care.”
In the face of harsh criticism from social activist and attorney David Comissiong, the doctors said they were surprised and disappointed by the “attack”. (GE)
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