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License to kill in South Kurdistan?
31.5.2012
By Laween Atroshi
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May 31, 2012
As the heart beats faster, the patient becoming more
anxious with the eyes swelling up and the room fills
up with a strong odour. The odour originates from a
combination of factors, one being fear of the
unknown. They are offered a strong dose of cocktail
medicine that is seen as the miracle cure whilst
being seen alongside twenty other people. Their
dignity and personal space invaded, their Kurdish
personality destroyed by being made to beg to
careless medics and then still treated
unprofessionally.
This is the feeling that patients face in South
Kurdistan. As there is no standardisation of
knowledge or care, yet it will be unfair to brush
the entire region with this experience but the
majority certainly overrules. The medical
profession, seen as a very honourable profession
around the world is becoming a butcher-led money
driven profession within the Kurdistan region, the
lack of regulations and professional guidelines are
a contributing factor. However, we must still be
optimistic that we could be the lever for change by
supporting the region with our skills.
The need to provide expired medicine and unreliable
medicine using our Kurds as sacrificial lambs within
a region that is thriving economically is
unjustifiable. For professionals residing in the UK
they must highlight these issues to the all member
parliamentary group (APPG) on Kurdistan Region as
not only do they record and feedback but are
accountable to the British Public as they are the
taxpayers. These groups could be levers for reform
and impact policy thus must be utilised.
Data being blood stream of any healthcare system to
predict, diagnose and plan is non-existent. As the
world focuses on robotic tele-surgery, the region
fails to grasp a system for basic electronic patient
records. The issue is not the professionals lacking
the capabilities of using such systems or desire to
adapt to new technology, in fact far from it,www.ekurd.net
as the local pool are very talented and eager to
move forward. The fundamental issue is the lack of
regulation and accountability, there is no chain of
command or system to regulate, monitor and bar
professionals for malpractice.
Naturally, no one disagrees that the region is
thriving and that as Kurds we have an ambassadorial
duty to protect and promote the region. However,
this is done within an ethical framework and we must
continue to identify the gaps and provide solutions
and then hold the responsible parties accountable.
Laween Atroshi,
UK Health Informatician & Ambassador For Peace (UPF).
Laween Atroshi is not affiliated with any political
party or organisations. Views and opinions are
solely his own and do not reflect any organisation
whom he has a direct or indirect affiliation with,
either through employment or honorary. Laween Atroshi
is a regular contributor to Ekurd.net.
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