In Kenya, patients held hostage to medical bills

Wow, that story was shocking. It's crazy to think how good we really have it.

I honestly didn't think you meant literally "hostage," how wrong I was....

The going-ons in that article are disgusting.

Jeez, no wonder why one of the girls I work with declines to discuss why she came to the states to be a nurse, and is trying so hard to get her family out of Kenya. I can't even fathom what it must be like to live in such a place.

A while back on the Filipino board, one nurse who still lives there made a reference to paying and non-paying wards. Of course, the paying patients received much better care.

And we complain about our present health care system.

I'm currently reading a wonderful book called "The Lassa Ward", about a medical student who went to Sierra Leone to do research for his master's thesis. He had no idea what he was getting into, believe me.

Wow,...and how is it productive/profitable to keep these women and children locked up for 4 months,...over $60!!! ,....are they expecting family to come "bail" them out,.unbelievable!

We already have a split system ... publically funded vs privately funded hospitals.

Now, THIS blows my MIND!

Horrible.

This article had me in tears! Unbelievable that anyone seeking medical care can be treated like a prisoner. No wonder they avoid hospitals at all costs, and go uneducated about taking care of themselves, and have high HIV/AIDs epidemic.