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Biotech / Medical : XOMA. Bull or Bear? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Bluegreen who wrote (14198)	7/23/2000 11:36:44 AM
From: aknahow	Respond to of 17367

No cost are not very expensive in some of third world hospitals I have seen. IMO many of the doctors are really great. Well informed, dedicated, able to work miracles with limited resources. They work long hours and are underpaid. The hospitals on the other hand suffer from a lack of infrastructure, starting with construction, no heating or air-conditioning, few rooms with toilets. Back up power generation can't be assumed. Overcrowding, different level of sanitation, different rules on visitation and food from outside probably no cat scans and most often a shortage of basic supplies. Have posted the case of woman needing blood and my waiting to donate while the hospital sent someone out to town to buy the blood bag. Is the above based on a meaningful analysis? Of course not. It is based on impressions. Great doctors, an impression. Hospitals that suck, an impression. What's the point to this post? My impression is that in an economy where the doctor may be earning at most the equivalent of $200 per month thousands are not going to be spent saying children who will have a limited life expectancy even if saved from the immediate crisis.