Thank you for acknowledging that there are many lowly paid expats who are building your country's infrastructure, picking up everyone's trash and providing a myriad of services that (a) given the size of the national Qatari population it is not feasible for you to for yourselves and (b) I would venture to guess that most Qatari's that they are jobss they are not willing or in some cases qualified to do. Yet you want to seem to want to keep them away from Qataris. "..We as citizens do not want preferential treatment to others, even if it is our country, but we demand to truly enjoy the rights guaranteed to us in our Constitution, and not be denied them. That is what is happening now, as Qataris flee from the health centres that state spends millions on, going instead to private clinics. Crowds of both expatriates and citizens wait for hours for their turn to see doctors in public clinics, such as in Al Sadd Children’s Emergency Hospital.
....The state should broaden its capacity to provide equal high-quality services in healthcare, education, and the like for all. No one, neither Qataris nor expatriates, should be left to pay a fee for private clinics as long as the state provides suitable services. As the state grows, swells, and expands, services and facilities must accelerate at the same pace and match absorption capacity.
A potential solution is to allocate hospitals dedicated to expatriate industrial labourers.
I agree the state should expand services (especially health and welfare)- but not at the expense of those regarded as the "lowest" or least important members of society. That would be a two tiered system, where those with "wasta" get looked after first, regardless of need. They should expand services for everyone who contributes to the growth and productivity of Qatar. Unfortunately, this would exclude some Qataris (as it would in any society anywhere in the world).
It's not an easy issue to resolve, I hope the Qatari powers that be recognise everyone's contribution to society and provides services accordingly.
Thank you for acknowledging that there are many lowly paid expats who are building your country's infrastructure, picking up everyone's trash and providing a myriad of services that (a) given the size of the national Qatari population it is not feasible for you to for yourselves and (b) I would venture to guess that most Qatari's that they are jobss they are not willing or in some cases qualified to do. Yet you want to seem to want to keep them away from Qataris. "..We as citizens do not want preferential treatment to others, even if it is our country, but we demand to truly enjoy the rights guaranteed to us in our Constitution, and not be denied them. That is what is happening now, as Qataris flee from the health centres that state spends millions on, going instead to private clinics. Crowds of both expatriates and citizens wait for hours for their turn to see doctors in public clinics, such as in Al Sadd Children’s Emergency Hospital.
....The state should broaden its capacity to provide equal high-quality services in healthcare, education, and the like for all. No one, neither Qataris nor expatriates, should be left to pay a fee for private clinics as long as the state provides suitable services. As the state grows, swells, and expands, services and facilities must accelerate at the same pace and match absorption capacity.
A potential solution is to allocate hospitals dedicated to expatriate industrial labourers.
I agree the state should expand services (especially health and welfare)- but not at the expense of those regarded as the "lowest" or least important members of society. That would be a two tiered system, where those with "wasta" get looked after first, regardless of need. They should expand services for everyone who contributes to the growth and productivity of Qatar. Unfortunately, this would exclude some Qataris (as it would in any society anywhere in the world).
It's not an easy issue to resolve, I hope the Qatari powers that be recognise everyone's contribution to society and provides services accordingly.
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