Come home for procedures
It is sad that this family is going through a financially hard time after the delivery of premature twins (‘Dh200,000 bill for premature twins born in Dubai’, Gulf News, March 14). First of all, they should have returned to Pakistan because there are, in almost all big cities, government-run hospitals that are helping people with low budget incomes. But at this point, it has already happened, so I request all readers to help them. I’m ready to help, and I’m going to. At the same time, I advise all people in the future to know their budget and come to their home country in order to handle such emergencies and unexpected bumps in the road.
From Mr Raza
Islamabad, Pakistan
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Blessed with two
I’m willing to contribute the little that I have. Nevertheless, I’m sure there are good people out there who would also join in and help this father who is blessed with two wonderful children.
From Mr Mikhail
Sharjah
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Many questions
I think that the authorities do help, and I think that there should be some provisions for such cases. How can a poor family afford such heavy expenses of private hospitals? I would like to know how insurance and medical care differs from here and America.
Costs are expensive here. Why are rents always so high in Dubai? Although I have a lot of questions only, these are questions we need to ask. I worry that further economic development can only help a little, but that it cannot change the current situation.
From Mr Heena Chander Hariramani
Dubai
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Authorities do help
The authorities will surely help them. There are departments for such cases if they go and submit their documents with the hospital bill. God willing, they will get help from the authorities.
From Mr Farooq Shah
UAE
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Plan well
May God help this family, but I feel like we all need to decide carefully early on whether we can afford the expenses of potential medical complications. I have seen many people suffering like this, and I think that if we can’t afford it, then we should send our families back home.
From Mr Yasser
Dubai
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Work together
If a thousand of us donate Dh200 each, then the problem of this family will end. So please let us get together to bring smiles back on the face of our fellow human beings.
From Ms Tareen
Sharjah
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Wish I could help
May God ease their difficulty. I can understand their situation, as my father who passed away recently also had a bill of Dh80,000. I wish I could do something for them.
From Mr Fahad
Dubai
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Help a little
It’s a shame to see people questioning the consequences before offering them some kind of help. I think even if some of us donate Dh50 or Dh100, it would be of some help.
From Ms Anum Harris Matin
UAE
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Should have known
Sounds like a regular bill of a private hospital, unfortunately. There’s a reason why most people are encouraged to either deliver in a public hospital or travel back home for the procedure as soon as you know you are pregnant. With all due respect to the couple, they should have planned ahead since we all know how expensive medical care can become. Those who say that it was a complicated pregnancy; I think that we usually know when a pregnancy is complicated. We are all informed well in advance. May God help this couple and bless the babies with good health.
From Ms Nonie Vzr
Dubai
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It wasn’t expected!
The incubator charges are always a lot of money everywhere. The only free-of-cost incubator is the woman’s body while she is still pregnant! Is it difficult to understand that a premature birth means a birth before the expected time? I am surprised how people are suggesting that they should have gone back home for delivery. In emergency deliveries, people rush to hospitals, not airports! Stop the unhelpful talks and help these people even if you can only give Dh200. If you help someone today, someone will help you tomorrow. This is the way life works!
From a Reader
UAE
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Shameful
Shame on the Indian legislators for allowing such brutality to occur to protesters (‘India police fire at tear gas protesters outside state parliament’, Gulf News, March 14)! I felt ashamed watching the scenes on the television. The public voted for them to take care of the state and its people. Regretfully, the elected members behaved like street people and vandalised the facilities in the house. Both men and women political party members have been acting against the wishes of the people who happened to see a different face of the so-called members of the legislative assembly of the state of Kerala in a dramatic scene in the House. The finance minister of the state, being under a formal investigation over claims of accepting bribes from bar owners in the state, could have been asked to stay away from presenting the state financial budget. The adamant chief minister and his cabinet colleagues of the Congress party, which was ousted from power in the centre because of their corrupting rule over the past two decades, were responsible for the whole episode reported in the house and the state capital. It is unfortunate that some of the educated house representatives took part in the event and paid very little attention to resolve the issues as it became an issue of prestige for both the leading political parties of the state. They did not set any examples for the youth.
From Mr Ramachandran Nair
Ruwi, Oman
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Empty promises
On account of some untoward incidents that happened in the legislative assembly in connection with presentation of the budget, people ignored the drastic steps in the current budget, which are going to put the common man into further hardships. Actually, the people have lost faith in democracy and the political parties.
The courts, politicians and even the respective religions will protect the accused. What is the point in presenting the budget annually? He made several promises last year and also in his budget speech. Nothing has materialised other than paying salaries and benefits to the government employees. The rich are cared for well and the poor are allowed to die. How can a state march ahead if the current expenditure exceeds capital expenditure? Reducing the expenditures is also important for increasing the revenue. This gentleman is doing nothing towards that end. Even though the people of Kerala are fed up with left and right wing politics, they don’t have much choice. Elect either of them – something is better than nothing.
From Mr Girish R. Edathitta
Dubai
Treating staff well
First of all, if a person is doing his own work and treated the maid well, maybe this acid attack on the child wouldn’t have happened (‘Maid confesses to pouring acid on three-year-old child’, Gulf News, March 13). Maybe she was really not happy. Second, I don’t agree with hiring maids unless you have too much work to handle everything. If you can do the work alone, you should.
From Ms Mary
UAE
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Avoid getting maids
I don’t understand why people hire maids in the first place. Many such incidents could be avoided if people started doing their own cleaning and washing themselves.
From Mr Asif
Frankfurt, Germany
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Quality pitches, even matches
Whenever the International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket World Cup tournaments were held in Asian countries, everyone used to criticise the pitches in the sub-continent, which were considered belters. However, if you go through the records of centuries scored since the inception of the World Cup, it is quite evident that it is the pitches in Australia and News Zealand that have proven to be belters. Out of the 156 centuries scored in 11 World Cup tournaments, 14 different teams have scored only 27 centuries during the first five World Cup tournaments. However, 129 centuries have been scored since then and this year itself the tally is 31 so far. Until the knock out stage, this is 10 more than the 2011 World Cup held in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Hence, please stop criticising Asian pitches and try to prepare sporting pitches suitable to both bowlers and batsmen in order to make even matches.
From Mr N. Mahadevan
Dubai
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