Government determined to increase population to 7 mil in 2030.

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(18-03-2014, 11:25 AM)sansan88 Wrote:
(16-03-2014, 01:54 PM)Riderr2000 Wrote: HitandRun,

Since you were already wrong on your first presumption, I have no idea how to reply to the rest of your post.

I think your assumption of what I do probably colored your response and made you miss my point - i.e. 1. Bed and physician shortage is a global issue, and while there has been much discussions on how to solve it, the ideal solution is still far away. 2. increasing number of beds alone is not the best solution. Focusing on that alone will lead to the wrong conclusions. We have to think broader than that.

I dont have a solution - I have thoughts on how best to approach the issue. The point raised on allowing CPF to be used for prevention / healthy living over therapy sounds like a good suggestion.

Happy to hear your suggestions and debate based on that though. In fact, if you do have a good solution, I would encourage you to raise it beyond this forum, and even beyond our national boundaries.
Hi Rider2000, your comments are plain shallow and ignorant. Doctors' number has been kept artificially low to keep this field limited to a small group of mainly rich and powerful people. There is definitely no shortage of doctors globally. In fact, western and developed countries, such as Australia, are having an oversupply problem. It is frustrating that many Singaporeans do not agree or understand that a medicine degree is no more difficult nor easier than other degrees like engineering, accounting or science. The main obstacle to become a doctor in Singapore is money, half a million or more, peanuts to the rich. Another fact that the top doctors, usually specialists in western countries, are earning in the range of $150k to $200k annually, much less than what a HDB GP is making, is laughable. How about the case of charging $24 million for several months of treatment? If our current hospital beds shortage problem is not poor planning, then what is? Our healthcare system leaves a lot more to be desired. The only consolation is the comparison with our regional countries but that is another story.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national...6809011455#

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/surgeon-susan-l...22896.html

Please refrain from using abusive words e.g. shallow and ignorant. Since you are new to our forum, I will spare you from any warning.

You can express your view and rebut others' view, but using abusive words will not add any value. In fact it has de-valued your post, at least for me.

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