PHNOM PENH, June 15 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (pictured) on Wednesday instructed the ministry of health to consider the establishment of a health reserve fund for poor patients.
"The would-be fund should be supervised by the ministry of health and allocated to all hospitals for reservations in case that the poor patients cannot afford to pay medical services, the hospitals can withdraw money from the fund to cover them," he said during a graduation ceremony at the Technical School of Medicine.
"I believe that if such fund is established, it will help reduce the carelessness of health officials on poor patients."
Cambodia's health sector has been criticized for years for money-minded health officials and medical practitioners.
The premier said that some hospitals, especially private clinics, always do not provide medical treatment to the patients that they supposed they do not have money to pay the medical fees.
He also appealed to all health officials and medical practitioners to think about the "treatment first", not to think about "money first". (Xinhua)
"The would-be fund should be supervised by the ministry of health and allocated to all hospitals for reservations in case that the poor patients cannot afford to pay medical services, the hospitals can withdraw money from the fund to cover them," he said during a graduation ceremony at the Technical School of Medicine.
"I believe that if such fund is established, it will help reduce the carelessness of health officials on poor patients."
Cambodia's health sector has been criticized for years for money-minded health officials and medical practitioners.
The premier said that some hospitals, especially private clinics, always do not provide medical treatment to the patients that they supposed they do not have money to pay the medical fees.
He also appealed to all health officials and medical practitioners to think about the "treatment first", not to think about "money first". (Xinhua)
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