Programska knjižnica 9. Lošinjskih dana bioetike - Hrvatsko ...

has converted into uncontrolled release of pharmaceuticals in drainage
and wastewaters. This all has turned into alarming form of chemical assault
on nature. In spite of technological treatments of wastewaters (e.g.
chlorination or ozonolysis of water), pharmaceuticals and their metabolites
regularly enter underground and drinking waters. However, pharmaceutical
contamination of waters is not caused solely by occasional industry
incidents, but more by inducing regular and massive consumption of pharmaceuticals
in society. A particular form of human greed for health lies in
the background of these ecological disasters with pharmaceuticals.
SVETLANA VUKAJLOVIĆ
Fond zdravstvenog osiguranja Srbije, Beograd, Srbija /
Health Insurance Fund of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
MORALNA DILEMA
Svaka država raspolaže ograničenim sredstvima za pokrivanje troškova
zdravstvene zaštite. Moralno je pitanje kako potrošiti ta sredstva uz
maksimalnu efikasnost. Na ovaj ili onaj način, to mora obuhvatiti mjerenje
benefita koji dobivamo za ono što trošimo.
MORAL DILEMMA
Each state has limited funds to cover the cost of health care. The moral
question is how to spend those funds with maximum efficiency. In one
way or another, it must include measuring the benefits gained for what we
spend.
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