Doctor Vs Health Officer : Nowadays Situation

" In Denmark, every doctor is public health officer and every public health officer is a doctor."
-President George E. Vincent, Roketfeller Faoundation-

In Malaysia?? let us discuss about it. Generally doctor have their own world inside the hospitals and has full authority to treat patients. However, they also have instinct responsibilities towards situation accidental emergency response outside the hospitals. Different with Health Officers that have authority by department in Health District/State Office and all environment in Malaysia in order to prevent and control any harm or probability to cause disease. However there are some overlapping occurs when at hospitals when Health officer want to get information about suspected patient especially about their diagnosis but some doctors alike delay the report. When talking about incubation period and spreading phase, it plays with time and pathogenic multiplication. Everything should be fast to control any spreading of disease. This issue just been realized by ministry when Deangue case in Malaysia become worst even there are some other issues by health department itself that will be discussed on other issues.

Another thing to be discussed here is something that can be think by theoretically. As we know, all doctors is very expert in term of treatment. That is their compulsory knowledge. But, what will happen if this clinical-based person transferred into prevent-control management?? Its not their expertised. This is what happening inside District Health Office where Clinical-based doctors are authorizing all health officers. One funny thing to prove above statement that anyone can see is whenever District Health officer when to field for Aedes control and have an interview by reporters, it always shows that they focusing on the stuck-dirt drain. How can they search for an Aedes larvae in that type of drain???

This post just for all to read and think because we are in Health division. Either doctors or health officers have their own responsibilities. But if both can work together and work is done by own expertise, whatever disease, infection or just whatever health problems can be solve. Just remember, in Islam as last generation most of the "revenge" come in form of disease and natural disaster!! don't you think how important we are????