QUOTE Not absolutely sure about this but I am hearing that this unethical practice of KB has now fully arrived in Goa. Many Thanks .....'librashun'. UNQUOTE ......Josebab Colaco
Josebab's quote above implies that liberation from Portugal is somehow responsible for corruption among doctors in Goa. There is no factual basis for this insinuation. Portuguese doctors are no less corrupt than today's Goan doctors. They have been accepting bribes from at least one large pharmaceutical company for decades. One such scandal brought to light by a whistleblower, and his attempted murder, are described in the following article: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2000/sep/17/theobserver2 This massive scandal has been described by the Portuguese media as "BayerGate". Please see the testimony of the whistleblower and related corruption at the highest level of the Portuguese government below: http://www.cbgnetwork.org/2580.html http://www.tlaxcala-int.org/article.asp?reference=3849 As far as I know the government in Portugal is yet to take any action against Bayer Portugal or the thousands of doctors who were allegedly involved in the scandal. Cheers, Santosh On Tuesday, August 19, 2014 3:56 PM, Jose <cola...@gmail.com> wrote: > >On Aug 19, 2014, at 7:46 AM, Marshall Mendonza <mmendonz...@gmail.com> wrote: > >http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Open-secret-Doctors-take-cuts-for-referrals/articleshow/37350397.cms > >COMMENT: > >The TOI headline is (as on many other occasions) quite semi-accurate. > >A good number of referring doctors in India do NOT 'TAKE' cuts, they >reportedly DEMAND 'kick backs'. A specialist is very likely to remain hungry >if he does not pay a kickback (KB) to the referring doctor. > >I am reminded of my Asst Prof in a surgical sub-specialty at GMC (Goa) who was >infamous for his temper in the operating theatre and his general arrogance ( I >have seen him fling surgical instruments around). One fine day, he returned to >his native Bombay to start private practice. His consulting room remained >virgin territory for the first few months, save the visiting Mosquitos and >Flies. He soon lost his arrogance and became a fervent disciple of the KB. > >Not absolutely sure about this but I am hearing that this unethical practice >of KB has now fully arrived in Goa. Many Thanks .....'librashun'. > >jc >
