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Delivery of health services is poor in Region Six
Dear Editor,
I would like to bring to the attention of the subject minister of health services some cases in less than a few days that is the actual reflections of the health system in Region Six.
I was approach by an individual from New Amsterdam a few days ago and he said that on 18th Feb 2018 he visited the New Amsterdam Hospital emergency section with serious abdominal pains, the doctor on duty prescribed two Hytorix injections that was not available at the hospital and as such had to be purchased at a local pharmacy .After the person got the injection (Hytorix), he was told to return the next day for an ultra sound .Unfortunately, when he returned the next day, he was told that he had to wait until the 12th March 2018 .The person had to pay six thousand dollars privately to get this service. He was then diagnose with kidney stones was treated for the ailment privately with a sum attach .The patient’s problem is solved and today is only the 25th Feb 2018.
This incident in question is the actually the “everyday situation” of the health system in Region Six. Another recent incident is a 13 year old who was in an accident since the 1st January 2018 and is still waiting on a date to correct his dislocated shoulder. The reason for not going to a private hospital is because he doesn’t have the resources to do so .The young man is presently not going to school and is awaiting the surgery. Millions of taxpayers’ money is being spent and the health system continues to deteriorate rapidly. Let me congratulate these young men to come forward and exposed the deficiency in the Health sector. The national ophthalmology hospital is not functioning; to date it can’t do a cataract surgery and the government is not making any attempt to fix it.
What is more worrying is when these issues are being raised, the excuses are many, so many that we remain the same way and the people continue to suffer.
The excuses for not having drugs at all the government hospitals is that MMU is only supplying essentials drugs and when a drug is short irrespective of what drugs it is not an essential drug. We are demanding that the Minister makes the list of essential drugs public so that residents could be aware of the drugs available and what should be purchased. It must be concluded that health care services are not free anymore for residents while Ministers are being given foreign insurances to look after their health.
It is time to hold these government officials responsible for the mismanagement of taxpayers’ money.
Zamal Hussain
Regional Councillors, Region Six
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