#public healthcare

[lilyliveredlittlerichboy]

it's time now. it's time to imagine the brightest future you can, and talk about it.

a future where people only work 8 hours a week and everyone's basic needs are met. a future where we are more connected to nature and eat seasonal, local produce. a future where you look out for your neighbours and they look out for you. a future where you actually know who your neighbours are. a future where everyone is just a lot more relaxed and able to do whatever they want to do - this 8 hour working week has given people their lives back and now they're able to make community events, work in community gardens, sing and dance and spend time with their kids, play whatever sport they want, travel, read, create art and music.

People are interacting with each other in good faith again because money as an ulterior motive has all but disappeared. Cus you see a few decades ago they made profits illegal. All money has to be put back into the company and CEOs can take home a salary only, no bonuses and it can't be more than 3x what the lowest paid employee makes. You can go to jail if your company is found to make profits, advertise on a large scale or pay its high ranking members more than what's allowed.

Jail still exists but mostly people go in for financial crimes (greed still exists); drugs are decriminalised and available to use safely. people are not as desperate now so there's been a massive reduction of violent and petty crime and most of the people who still do this are teenagers who get away with a slap on the wrist. police are not armed anymore and are heavily penalised if they abuse their power or hurt a civilian, and their role is more that of mediator, signposter (to community services, social services, and free and accessible healthcare including for mental health) and security. together with the former military they make up an "emergency task force" which are called upon in times of need and crisis, for floods, fires, other such disasters.

the stock market completely collapsed after profits were made illegal and people had to find other ways to figure out what a company was worth: such as how they treat their staff or how accessible their processes are. as a result of this, as well as more widespread disability thanks to Covid and an ageing population, accessibility is fucking incredible now. most places are accessible to the vast majority of disabled people even without them having to ask for a single thing. If they have to ask, accommodations are made quickly and without fuss and this is completely normal now. disabled people are more visible than ever in public life and this has led to a generally kinder, more tolerant public life.

Everything is slower now. Social media as we know it died decades ago and Internet 4.0 is efficient, will find you accurate answers and the websites you're looking for very easily and fast. there's monopoly laws restricting how large companies operate online. online ads are all but illegal - there's "phone book" esque pages where you can promote your business or service and that's allowed but not anywhere else. Lots of people are still annoying and some of them are still cruel but overall living together as humans has gotten so much more chill. We've tackled climate change and reversed much of it, now it's a global day of mourning whenever a species is found to be extinct through human intervention. these days used to happen much more frequently but it's very rare these days. Most everyone gets the day off and is encouraged to read about the lost species or hold themed funerals. Globally everything has gotten better - there's much more global equality now after a bunch of western/formerly colonising countries almost self destructed and then instead decided to own up for colonialism, pay reparations to a lot of countries in Africa Asia and Latin America, as well as indigenous nations of North America, Oceania, even in Europe. The USA doesn't exist anymore instead its a whole host of separate nations all managed by the native people whose land it is. The UK doesn't exist anymore. England is still sad about it but Wales, Scotland, Ireland and Cornwall are called Cymru, Alba, Eire and Kernow again and they've formed a Celtic Union for better collective bargaining power in the EU (which still exists, somehow. Its better now. England may still be out of the EU I'm not sure). Migration is common and foreigners are welcomed into any country with open arms.

I may try to write something about this. I have a vision for a future and it's so lovely. Here, on earth, with the starting point being now. We have a lot to work with and only a few changes could make such a difference. Demilitarisation, UBI and maximum working hours, greedy financial practices made illegal. Conservation and education on local plants and nature and food. Community building on every level. Giving people their lives back.

This is all extremely possible. If it were up to me, very little in society would be left unchanged but it would all be people friendly changes. changes that aim to support the poorest and most marginalised, changes that aim to punish greed and exploitation. It's a work in progress of course. But I have a vision for a better world and dammit if I'm not going to share it with you.

#i need a tag for my own rambles #hopepunk #solarpunk #community building #decolonialism #demilitarize #ubi #universal basic income #defund the police #public healthcare #free healthcare #please feel free to add on #i need to expand on this more cus i have so many thoughts on this

[allthecanadianpolitics]

The government of Quebec announced that a draft regulation will gradually prohibit, except for exceptions, the use of private agencies and self-employed workers in the health and social services network.

The pre-publication of the draft regulation stems from the adoption of the bill aimed at limiting the use of private agencies in the network.

Minister responsible for Social Services Lionel Carmant added that when the use of agencies remains permitted, regulations containing several new measures will be applied.

Thus, the imposition of certain ancillary charges will be prohibited. There will also be a limit on hourly rates for certain job titles as well as for the increase in fees billed to an organization for overtime or compulsory overtime.

The government also plans to identify administrative measures and criminal offences that may be associated with all forms of contravention of the new measures. [...]

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Tagging: @politicsofcanada, @vague-humanoid

#cdnpoli #finally a good fucking political decision #Québec #private healthcare #healthcare privatization #Healthcare #public healthcare

[hjellacott]

They say I want transgender people dead? That I'm killing them?

A lot of the gender ideology movement sustains itself on the idea that the world is against them.

So if you're a lesbian and you refuse to sleep with a person who identifies as woman (but biologically isn't one), they call you transphobic, as they do if you're gay and you refuse to sleep with someone who identifies as a man (but isn't a male).

If you don't want to have to state your pronouns everywhere all the time (for example forms, social media profiles, and so on), then they call YOU transphobic.

If you oppose the idea that an underage person who isn't old enough to give sexual consent, to be held responsible for a crime, to get married, to take care of themselves without parental assistance, to have a job, to vote or to drive, will somehow be grown-up enough to decide, without any need for parental consent or a full mental health evaluation, to have life-changing surgeries and hormonal treatments that are irreversible, they say you want trans children to suffer.

If you don't want to share what should be a sex-exclusive space with someone who has a biological sex different from yours, they say you hate trans people.

If you don't want to date a trans person, they call you transphobic.

If you don't want words such as woman, women, feminism, feminine, female, and things such as women's healthcare, women's sports, women's education, women's institutions, women's pubs... to disappear from the face of the Earth, they call you transphobic.

If you don't want a person who is not a biological woman to be feeding a baby whatever the hell comes out of their nipples after years of HRT, they call you transphobic.

If you don't want children to be taught transgender propaganda in schools, to be taught that if they don't conform to their gender stereotypes, they're trans, they say you want trans people to die.

If you don't accept homophobia, they call you transphobic.

If you oppose grown men dressing as little girls and wanting to be called women and occupy women's spaces, they call you transphobic.

If you insist that trans people should only have access to HRT and gender-reassignment surgery after a complex psychological evaluation and treatment and only as a very last resort, they say you don't care about trans lives.

But no sir. I am not against transgender people, nor against children, indeed I am not AGAINST anybody. I am FOR somebody.

I am supporting gays and lesbians, I am protecting women's health, safety and sex-based spaces, services, institutions and competitions, I am protecting the health and well-being of children, I am standing against misogyny and homophobia, I am protecting female prisoners being forced to share cells with males, I am protecting the healthcare systems around the world from going bonkers, I am protecting babies from paedophiles and people who put their own happiness above their child's well-being, I am protecting masculine girls and feminine boys and anyone who doesn't conform with gender stereotypes, I am protecting future victims of sex-based violence and health problems, I am standing against the erasure of women, of sanity, of logic, of scientifical evidence, of safety for women and children.

I am a supporter and a lover, not a hater.

So instead of asking me why I hate anyone or want anybody dead, when you know full well none of it is true and you're only saying that to bring attention away from your wrongdoings, you should ask yourself why is it that my defence, protection and advocacy for the rights, health, and well-being of women, homosexuals and children, would negative impact your activism, and how does your activism interfer with mine.

IN WHAT WORLD WOULD STANDING UP FOR SOMEONE'S HEALTH, WELL-BEING AND SAFETY BE A PROBLEM FOR ANYONE GOOD.

#homosexuals #women #children #public healthcare #society #lgbtq+ #lgb drop the t #lgb #lesbians #gays #bisexuals #lesbian #gay #bisexual #gender #gender cult #gender ideology #gender cult movement #feminism #trans #transgender #transexual #hrt #trans children #psychology #activism

[iibislintu]

i had an appointment with a neurologist today and it. Was. AWESOME!

first of all, they looked like a young Alison Bechdel, which is always a plus.

then, i learned NAMES for things i'm experiencing. like CHRONIC ALLODYNIA!

AND they put me on a waiting list for MRI because, "well us neurologists are a bit geeky in the sense that the more exact the measurement, the happier we are."

... on the other hand, they were possibly a bit too cheerful when they said, "aaaand as you're young, i want to rule out MS - not that i think you have it - but just in case"

but all in all it was such a positive experience! especially after all the GPs who have been so VAGUE about things.

#public healthcare #tw medical #neurology #doctors #allodynia #chronic illness #chronic pain

[ronanfoley]

Small comic I made about my eyes and the public healthcare system.

#comics #art #artists on tumblr #artwork #digital art #digital illustration #daily comic #web comic #my comic #healthcare #diplopia #public healthcare #zine

[zoredaichaso]

Protest march for Public Healthcare in Madrid. We are againt the relentless attempts by the local government to destroy it so they can turn it into a business.

#protest #healthcare #no privatization #Madrid #Ayuso Dimisión #public healthcare #sanidad pública

[drummuso]

i think all politicians in power should be required to only use the public health services in their country

#idk if this is a hot take feels like a room temperature one imo #but i haven't seen anyine just straight up say it so #ireland #nhs #hse #trolley crisis #universal healthcare #disability stuff #cripple punk #public healthcare #cost of fucking everything crisis

[digitalgrowthmarketing]

Heal(ing) the world, in India.

India might have admittedly faltered in public healthcare, but that very weakness has led to the emergence of a comparatively robust and affordable private healthcare ecosystem. A system that can serve quality healthcare to international patients who might not have access to advanced facilities in their home countries or, in other cases, simply want to jump the queue.

#public healthcare #Agam Chaudhary

[treemaidengeek]

NBC News CNN

#news via destiel #destiel meme #healthcare psa #public health #organized labor

[intersectionalpraxis]

"If a pig catches both a human influenza A virus and an avian influenza A virus at the same time, it can spark a process known as viral reassortment — a genetic exchange in which flu viruses swap gene segments." "Those swaps can introduce dramatic changes, producing a new virus with certain properties of a non-human strain coupled with the capacity to infect and spread between people." "The death rate in humans may be upwards of 50 per cent, World Health Organization data suggests, though it's possible that milder infections are getting missed, skewing the case fatality ratio. Still, in a population that's never been exposed, the global impacts could be dire." "More human cases could also be happening under the radar among farm workers who've moved to the U.S. from abroad, don't speak English as their first language, and may be hesitant to seek medical help, he added." "So I think there's probably underreporting on both sides," Armstrong said." "If [H5N1] gets into a population where there's constantly animals going in and out … it might not ever leave."

I've been watching this develop for the past several days, and apart from being terrified most people will not take this seriously (I've seen a handful of people already shout conspiracy on social media and it's alarming to see, as always). What I wanted to point out is that pandemics are going to continue to be our 'normal.' I watched a great video on YouTube a while ago (I believe it was by Vice?) that touched base on how this is going to become our new reality because of multiple factors (such as our proximity to animals, and environments/etc). It was when Covid hit and they did a piece debunking some of the misinformation floating on the internet. If I can find it I will post it here because it was informative and relevant to pretty much any world crisis we will see around any virus that spreads among a human population.

This post isn't trying to fear monger anyone, I just hope more people are aware of what is happening because this is important to talk about. There are already cases (of cows getting this bird flu) in the US, and I won't be surprised if there will be instances in more countries around the world. As usual, keep washing your hands/keeping good hygiene practices, masking up (and if you aren't I hope you consider it), and taking precautions if you do happen to visit/work or go near a pig or poultry farm too:

I'll keep track of this here of course, but please stay informed folks. And also FU to any governments who will try to minimize this or try to diminish the severity until it's too late and community spread happens like Covid because their actions are influenced by capitalistic interests.

Update (April 7th, 2024, 9:32pm EST): to anyone wondering where some of the source information originates from -here is a link to the CDC. They are tracking documented avian virus outbreaks in the US and the public can access it here:

#current news #current events #global news #united states #cattle #cows #cattle farming #avian flu #bird flu #h5n1 #mask up #pandemic #covid #covid isn't over #covid conscious #covid is airborne #covid is not over #viruses #fuck capitalism #anti captialism #healthcare #public health #world health organization #cdc #news update #update

[fierce-little-miana]

Not gonna lie, seeing that the French government is looking into making cuts in financing the healthcare around ALD (a list of 30 pathologies including most cancers but not all, diabetes, HIV, multiple sclerosis etc., whose treatment and medical care are paid at 100% by public healthcare) make my blood boil.

Already people suffering from those pathologies are paying “la franchise” on medication (a symbolic sum of money on medication because apparently otherwise people would take medication for fun, including cancer patient I guess), but acting as if taking care, as a society, of people with pathologies whose consequences, if left untreated, are horrifying is downright undignified.

7th biggest world economy in the world, can’t pay for your cancer treatment sorry! (but you should be able to do that on your own!). Our legislators just increased their monthly stipend btw.

Obscene!

#up the baguette #french side of tumblr #personal #France #public healthcare

[allthecanadianpolitics]

Premier Blaine Higgs says he won't rule out more private-sector delivery of health-care services in New Brunswick as he tries to address long wait times and other chronic problems in the system.

Higgs said during a news conference with three other Progressive Conservative premiers that he would "leave the door open" to other solutions.

"All options are on the table to understand what are best practices, not only throughout our country but in other countries," he said.

"What can we do differently in relation to how we deliver services, and who can do it best?"

With emergency department wait-time horror stories and multiple shutdowns of hospital services plaguing the province this summer, the premier evoked the "customer service focus" he saw during his career at Irving Oil as a model for the health care system.

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Tagging: @politicsofcanada

#New Brunswick #Healthcare #private healthcare #Public Healthcare #cdnpoli #canada #canadian politics #canadian news #canadian #Blaine Higgs

[csrconsultants]

Fiinovation Primary Healthcare Facilities in Rural Areas

Primary health centres (PHC) play an essential role in containing COVID-19 especially in rural areas, since they have better access to the community, and can easily manage mild to moderate cases along with addressing the needs of the general population.

#csr initiatives #corporate social responsibility #finance #reviews #fiinovation csr #fiinovation reviews #fiinovation instagram #business #csr #fiinovation #fiinovation csr company #csr funding consultants #csr grants #csr impact assessment #csr consulting #healthcare #rural life #rural #humen lives #public healthcare #rural healthcenter

[hellyeahheroes]

Free Stuff Is Good, Actually by Unlearning Economics

#thought provoking #capitalism #evils of capitalism #public healthcare #public education #universal basic income #public housing #Youtube

[asrarblog]

Unmet Health Related Social Needs – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #875

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#Asrar Qureshi #Blogpost875 #Financial Needs #Healthcare #Healthcare in Pakistan #Logistics needs #Patients #Pharma Veterans #Private healthcare #Psychological Needs #Public healthcare #social needs

[reasonsforhope]

"The Biden Administration last week [early December, 2023] announced it would be seizing patents for drugs and drug manufacturing procedures developed using government money.

A draft of the new law, seen by Reuters, said that the government will consider various factors including whether a medical situation is leading to increased prices of the drug at any given time, or whether only a small section of Americans can afford it.

The new executive order is the first exercise in what is called “march-in-rights” which allows relevant government agencies to redistribute patents if they were generated under government funding. The NIH has long maintained march-in-rights, but previous directors have been unwilling to use them, fearing consequences.

“We’ll make it clear that when drug companies won’t sell taxpayer funded drugs at reasonable prices, we will be prepared to allow other companies to provide those drugs for less,” White House adviser Lael Brainard said on a press call.

But just how much taxpayer money is going toward funding drugs? A research paper from the Insitute for New Economic Thought showed that “NIH funding contributed to research associated with every new drug approved from 2010-2019, totaling $230 billion.”

The authors of the paper continue, writing “NIH funding also produced 22 thousand patents, which provided marketing exclusivity for 27 (8.6%) of the drugs approved [between] 2010-2019.”

How we do drug discovery and production in America has a number of fundamental flaws that have created problems in the health service industry.

It costs billions of dollars and sometimes as many as 5 to 10 years to bring a drug to market in the US, which means that only companies with massive financial muscle can do so with any regularity, and that smaller, more innovative companies can’t compete with these pharma giants.

This also means that if a company can’t recoup that loss, a single failed drug can result in massive disruptions to business. To protect themselves, pharmaceutical companies establish piles of patents on drugs and drug manufacturing procedures. Especially if the drug in question treats a rare or obscure disease, these patents essentially ensure the company has monoselective pricing regimes.

However, if a company can convince the NIH that a particular drug should be considered a public health priority, they can be almost entirely funded by the government, as the research paper showed.

Some market participants, in this case the famous billionaire investor Mark Cuban, have attempted to remedy the issue of drug costs in America by manufacturing generic versions of patented drugs sold for common diseases."

-via Good News Network, December 11, 2023

#united states #us politics #biden administration #executive order #prescription drugs #medical news #healthcare #healthcare access #biden #big pharma #drug prices #public health #nih #national institutes of health #good news #hope