More preventive care can lower health care cost
The cost of health care can be lowered if more is done in the area of primary preventive care, says President of the local chapter of the Nursing Organization of the Netherlands Antilles ODEAN Mavis Rombley. "We see people who show up in the emergency room to get the most expensive care too late, because they did not have a basic primary and preventive health care package.
The enormous burden of paper work squandering more and more hours; nurses and doctors requiring more and more precious health care guilders to be diverted to clerical expenses, instead of investing in the health of our people," Rombley said in a message on the occasion of World Nurses Day being observed today, Monday. She said primary health care is the first level of contact with the national health system for individuals, families and the community, bringing health care as close as possible to where people live and work. "In 2008 primary health care is again high on the global health agenda.
ICN is celebrating the leadership of nurses and advocating greater nursing involvement in primary health care which is the key strategy to achieving universal access and better health for every one," she said. She continued: "Nurses are a vital part of any society, as their main work is helping the sick and saving lives. Let us be reminded of the critical value of nurses to the community in which they serve. Therefore, we are calling on the government and all interested health officials to get more involved...
"Today, we are reminded that our working nurses are the backbone of our health care system, and I might add, a group that will have to do more and should do more in primary and preventive care, if we are going to bring the cost of medical care down." She commended nurses on their day and singled out Nurse, Maria Chemont who was decorated with the Order of Oranje Nassau for her community work. This year's observance is being held under the theme: "Delivering Quality Serving Communities: Nurses leading Primary Healthcare." "The theme shares with you who we are and the work we do. Yes, there are many challenges, but each challenge is also an opportunity to move forward, to change, to improve and to be better," Rombley said. "Ibday.
As we come to a closure of National Nurses week, it's a time for our country to recognize the services that nurses provide 24 hours a day. Seven days a week, 365 days a year. "Congratulation on your day May 12, 2008, Nurses Day, a day when we celebrate the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth," she said.
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