Most Brazilians approve government's plan to bring foreign doctors

[ocpagu]

A research published by Datafolha says 54% of Brazilians approve the government's plan of bringing foreign doctors to work in regions lacking health care professionals.

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Last June, the approval rate was of 47%, while 48% declared to be against the project. Now, the disapproval rate dropped to 40%.

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In general terms, most people supporting the coming of foreign doctors are men (59%), with elementary school (54%), sympathize with the Workers' Party (62%) and have a positive evaluation of the federal government (63%). Most of them live in the Northeast region (60%), mostly in middle-sized cities, with 50,000 to 200,000 inhabitants (60%).

Those who disapprove the project are more likely to have a graduation (52%), disapprove the government of Dilma Rousseff (52%) and live in big cities, with more than 500,000 inhabitants (46%).

From Portuguese:
http://www.odebate.com.br/saude-beleza/maioria-aprova-contratacao-de-medicos-estrangeiros-12-08-2013.html

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In other words, most of those disapproving the government's plan don't need to use the health care system: they are more likely to have a graduation, therefore, a bigger income, and pay for their private health care, and to live in the big cities, where the problem of lacking of doctors is much smaller.

[Xipe Totec]

1. How many Brazillions? nt

[Judi Lynn]

2. You're so right. The ones who fight against providing for the needs of the poor

are always the ones who are doing very well for themselves, completely comfortable already.

Disgusting.

Hope the government's plan for additional doctors goes right through as envisioned. That's the moral thing to do.