Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Depends on execution

I really like the idea. It's very interesting, and definitely has the potential to be successful if both sides (Lebanon Ministry of Health and Accreditation Canada) do their jobs right. The fine line here is basically another country's organization is coming in and telling Lebanon what to do. At first, this might be ok, but over time, it might be resented. That's the only issue I have with this partnership. Any time you have a foreign organization going into another country (even if they've been invited) to solve that country's issues, it becomes hard to differentiate between acts of guidance and acts of charity. As long as Accreditation Canada maintains its role as a guide for the Lebanese Ministry, tension between the two parties can be avoided. The Ministry itself needs to learn how to run a health care system, not have someone else do it for them. But overall, I think this has great potential.

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