World Bank Falsified Information On Malaria Treatment, The Lancet

According to a group of health experts, the World Bank published bogus financial and statistical accounts and squandered money on useless malaria treatment. The World Bank says the accusations are unfounded. The World Bank, with an annual budget of $20 billion, is the world's major aid organisation which focuses on eradicating poverty.

The report appears in the journal The Lancet.

Medical practice over the last few years has degenerated into a lucrative industry, which concentrates on returns on investments rather than care for the consumer. While in every other industry the consumer has a right to choose the service or product, the health care industry has adopted a unique "take what we give" approach.

When the government health care infrastructure is far from satisfactory with absent staff and lack of drug supplies, the corporate hospitals and private nursing homes are making merry. These hospitals, which are listed on the stock exchanges and expand their operations on investments from shareholders, are forced to market "profitable" products to make the shareholders happy.
Medical malpractice is an act or omission by a health care provider which deviates from accepted standards of practice in the medical community and causes injury to the patient.

Medical malpractice is not merely the negligence on the part of the care giver; a conscious decision of the care giver to offer and/or force a product, procedure or investigation upon a patient for monetary gain either personally or for the institution needs to be incorporated in the definition under "malpractice."

The decision-making in a vast section of the medical profession is governed by the financial gain to the decision maker rather than the best ethical choice for the patient. Angina or chest pain is one of the symptoms that has been unduly exploited by the medical profession. The significant anxiety that is associated with a heart attack makes the patients and the relatives vulnerable to the treatment choices offered at that crucial moment.

Medical malpractice is a growing risk for many doctors. Unfortunately, despite a doctor's
good intentions medical malpractice is still a reality for many.
If you have medical problems as a result of your doctor's medical malpractice, it is highly
recommended that you seek a medical malpractice lawyer that specializes in your type of
case. Medical malpractice is a complicated field of law, and finding an experienced
medical malpractice lawyer is extremely important..

A good medical malpractice lawyer will work with you to determine the merits of your
case, your legal standing, and determine if a case should be brought. They will help
determine the extent of your medical problems, and the compensation that you are due.
Medical malpractice lawyers take legal action in only a very small percentage of the potential claims for damages for mistakes caused by those who provide medical care. Most people who are injured either do not know that their condition was caused by negligence or do not bother to make a justified claim and as a result less than 10% of those who are entitled to claim actually do so. Healthcare professionals including specialists, doctors, nurses, pharmacists, dentists, medical technicians and alternative health practitioners including chiropractors are negligent if the treatment of a patient, under their care, has fallen below the minimum standard which the medical profession regards as acceptable.

There are a number of potential defenses under medical malpractice law available to those who represent allegedly negligent healthcare professionals which include the doctrines of "accepted practice," "respected minority" and "error of judgment". If the person providing the treatment can show that the actions which caused the injury were errors of judgment as opposed to negligent actions, that the practice followed was accepted by other competent physicians and that the injury was merely an unfortunate result, or that a body of respectable doctors would act in a way which deviates from the standard practice, then the doctor may avoid liability unless negligence can be proven. There are time limits within which a claim must either be settled or issued in a court of law and failure to take action before the expiry of the statute of limitations may mean that the chance to obtain damages is lost forever.