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Originally Posted by Walks_in_islam
Lets talk about lifespan. How come, if their healthcare systems are so terrible, they live longer?
My daughter was born in Saudi. We got no bill. We didn't have to wade through who was and was not a provider to determine what was selectively covered or not covered. The doctor was a salaried employee and we werent limited to a specific number of treatments or procedures like you are. In fact, we had an ultrasound with full measurements EVERY visit, as opposed to one or maybe two if your insurance company allows it. I found the healthcare system to be very good. Immunizations were free and her immunization schedule was more thorough and strict than it is here. So yea, if you want to talk about the healthcare system I guess I'm the one to do it.
What say you? Something from an article or book LOL? Personal experience?
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First, the reason you didn't have to pay anything for your daughter's birth was because of the billions being pumped into the Saudi economy every year. This is yet another reason to turn your face to the west, especially America, and give thanks to Allah for them. Without America, this wouldn't have happened.
Now....health care in Islamic countries.
"Traditional gender roles and perceptions still tightly influence the degree of healthcare freedom offered to men and women in many Middle Eastern countries. A prevailing trend, though, is a modernizing effort by governments to increase awareness of healthy reproductive health practices and to create resources for family planning. In Syria, for example, males are generally more active in the social sphere while women are confined to the domestic sphere. For this reason, women, especially those in rural areas, are considered socially inferior and lack the freedom to make independent decisions regarding their health. As sons are generally preferred in Syrian culture, women are under continuous pressure to bear children until they have a son. "
"Careers in healthcare also highlight undertones of gender inequality. Dr. Shoushtariali Hakim, a recent immigrant who received his medical education in Iran, notes that males in Iran are legally restricted from specializing in gynecology; similarly, females are not allowed to go into urology. During routine check-ups and physicals, female doctors are greatly preferred to examine female patients, and likewise for males and male patients."
Why do many wealthy middle easterners go to the west, especially America, for medical treatment? If the medical community is so advanced in the middle east, seems that those individuals would stay there instead of running from the healthcare system.
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