Society for Community Organization and Children’s Rights Association in visit 169 children from poor families from February to June, nearly 80% of the person due to the waiting time is too long without seeking the public medical services for treatment, while 20% of people do not accept any treatment when get sick because of reducing expenditure. Some parents cannot afford the medical expenses and not to let their child to take any fever treatment, finally getting condition deteriorated.
The survey found that more than 70% people usually goes public hospitals general out-patient clinics, 50% people will buy medicines on their own, near 38 people, about 25 % will not accept any treatment when sick. More than 75% people in those 38 people said waiting too long for the public medical service, 40% people said they can save medical expenses.
80% people claimed is no longer seeking treatment in public health care services by waiting too long time, some of them require waiting the specialist up to 6-30 months. 40 % of person because of delays in treatment lead to patient's condition deteriorated.
According to the Hospital Authority data, surgical median waiting time up to 15 weeks, the longest waiting time for nearly five years. Some parents in order to avoid delays in treatment, had to take their children to private clinics, annual expenditure on health care in 2009 an average of $1,084.7 raise to $1,205 in 2016.
Community organizations proposed public-private partnership program will be extended to objects often use general outpatient children, the establishment of $ 3,000 a year per child health care vouchers; the Government should increase the medical and nursing staff, general outpatient places and extended service time.
Source: Metro Daily