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| Councillor Winston Maragh |
Councillor Winston Maragh blasts the critics of the health sector, which he said is in better shape today, especially in Clarendon.
Councillor Maragh talks about the detention of patients in hospitals in the past, because they were unable to meet their medical expenses. He went on to tell me about the significant improvements in the health sector over the years.
The councillor reveals the shocking information that hospitals used to detain patients at the hospitals who were unable to pay the medical expenses.
The detention of mothers in the hospital meant that mothers had to sneak out of the hospital at night, and therefore, their children ended up without birth certificates.
I am appealing to those mothers who left the hospitals without their children being registered to contact me by WhatsApp at 876 816-5261. If you are aware of those situations, you can always send the information to me.
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The Prime Minister most associated with closing many hospitals in Jamaica was Edward Seaga (1980s, JLP).
ReplyDeleteHere’s why:
During the 1980s, under Seaga’s administration and the IMF structural adjustment programs, the government reduced social spending.
As part of this austerity, several small rural hospitals and community hospitals were either closed, downgraded to clinics, or merged into larger regional facilities.
The rationale was “cost efficiency” — focusing limited resources on larger hospitals rather than maintaining many smaller ones.
This policy left rural communities underserved, forcing people to travel further for hospital care.