Most Dangerous Countries

According to Forbes Magazine, below is the list of the 15 most dangerous countries.
15. Zimbabwe
14. Columbia
13. Haiti
12. The Sahel (border of Algeria, Nigeria Mali & Mauritania)
11. Chad
10. Nigeria
9. Russian Caucasus (Chechnya, North Ossetia, Daghestan
8. Guinea
7. Democratic Republic of Congo
6. Yemen
5. Sudan
4. Pakistan
3. Somalia
2. Iraq
1. Afghanistan

The list was determined from information from IJest, Control Risk and the US State Department. Read the article at Forbes.com.

If you are traveling to these regions for business or as a consultant, then we recommend reviewing your current health, life and disability insurance. Most traditional health health insurance policies do not not cover illness or accidents due to war and terrorism and most life insurance policies do not cover loss, death or dismemberment from acts or war and terrorism.

ISA Global Benefits specializes in providing high limit health, life and disability insurance for individuals traveling, residing or working in high risk areas. For more information regarding their individual and group benefit insurance products, please visit their website www.overseashealth.com/iraq.

Best and Worst Health Care - Comments from Expatriates

I was reading a recent LinkedIn post with comments from expatriates and consultants who have received medical care abroad. A few responses that stood out were:

Japan: The worst I ever experienced. Doctors there consider themselves as gods
so they don't talk to you even if they speak English. Surgery practices are
dangerous, I spent 4 weeks in an hospital for a badly broken leg and I almost
died of pulmonary embolism because of no prophylaxis to prevent coagulation and
old medications used

...I am far from impressed by the UK national health service (NHS).
If you go private, you're ok

Having lived in the UK for more than 6 years, I have (luckily) rarely
experienced the NHS first-hand. The worst that happened to me was to be given
painkillers to cure a throat infection. However several of my friends have had
very bad experiences, having to wait days to see a doctor, being given treatment
that made them worse and in the last resort having to "flee" across the Channel
to France in order to get a decent treatment!

I love the Netherlands, but the health system actually made me move.

Albania is pretty bad. If the Albanians can afford to they get medical attention
outside the country.

...middle eastern physicians never heard of privacy

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Quote of the Day

"We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give." - Sir Winston Churchill

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