Merciless hospital staff should be reprimanded
I was horrified to read the news of a villager carrying his wife’s body 10km with his young daughter in Odisha, India (‘Man denied mortuary van, carries wife’s body for 10km’, Gulf News, August 26). The hospital staff who refused the ambulance to transport the dead body unless money was paid is as good as a living corpse. Not only stringent action must be taken against the staff and the hospital, the concerned authorities must ensure such incidents do not recur anywhere in India.
The father and daughter would have walked 60km if the matter had not been brought to the notice of the government authorities by a reporter. I salute the father and the daughter for the affection and spirit they showed to the departed soul. On the same day this shocking news was reported, in Thiruchirapalli, a place in Tamil Nadu, India, the parents of the 14-year-old boy declared brain dead after a cycling accident, showed such a magnanimity and selflessness in agreeing to donate all the organs of their child to save a dying Russian child admitted in a reputed hospital in Chennai, India. Within a few hours, the organs were removed and brought by plane to the Chennai airport. A distance that would normally take an hour from the airport to the hospital took only nine minutes due to the well-coordinated effort and arrangements by the traffic police and the ambulance carrying the organs. The Russian girl was saved. I salute the parents for their magnanimous gesture and the authorities and doctors who carried out the whole operation to save a precious life. These two incidents are in sharp contrast and coincidentally happened around the same time. There are still noble souls in this world and that reinforces our faith in humanity.
From Mr G. Srinivasan
Dubai
Only good deeds matter
People nowadays have become so greedy and their hearts have turned to stone! I wonder if they can bring their power and money to their grave with them. Only your good deeds are with you, inside your heart – not your power and money! This is so sad, shame on them!
From Mr Hashnairah Hadjie Abdul Karim Adil
UAE
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Shame, shame, shame!
First of all, shame to the people filming this poor man. Shame on the hospital management. Shame on the poverty that makes people suffer. God help us.
From Ms Roseline Manyasi Mukoya
Dubai
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Stood and watched
This is shameful and shame on those people who were watching him while he was carrying the dead body. Shameful on the Indian government.
From Mr Rafi Ullah Hamdard
UAE
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No voice for the poor
It’s a very sad situation, the poor have no voice over their concerns in this world.
From Mr Ismail Patel
UAE
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Unsympathetic
It’s really heart breaking! Why didn’t they understand his pain and his situation? How cruel they were being.
From Mr Sinco Reyes Delgado Evivenej
UAE
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Find common ground
It’s sickening to see a poor man undergoing so much when he just needs a basic amount of money. I feel it’s the media hype again, as there is so many for and against stories from both on the political spectrum.
This person went and took a video and so many people watched that poor person on the roads. Leave the hospital, the government, relatives and friends alone. Won’t there be a single neutral common human like any of us who might try to help him? Still we all hesitate to help, fearing the repercussions. That’s where humane feelings die.
Now this poor person will be tortured with all the media and politics after this tragic story. His peace is gone. Will anyone follow what will happen thereafter? No. We move on to the next issue.
From Mr Krishna Kumari
UAE
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Take proper measures
It is extremely sad to read that an elderly woman who was severely injured in an explosion in her apartment in Dubai has died from her wounds (‘Grandmother injured in Dubai’s Al Khail Gate gas cylinder blast dies’, Gulf News, August 26). It is painful that the woman who was on a visit to the country met such a tragic fate. This unfortunate incident should serve as a reminder to people to get their gas connections and cylinders checked regularly for leakages or faults so that such accidents can be averted.
Also, family members should remain vigilant in general and we must be wise enough to not enter the kitchen in case of any unusual smell. Moreover, young children should not be allowed in kitchens as they can not only get hurt, but also mistakenly leave the gas open while playing. It is best to be safe than sorry. The child and her mother were very fortunate to have survived the powerful explosion that left their apartment in ruins, shook buildings in the vicinity and claimed a life. My prayers are with the mother of this young girl who has been hospitalised as a result of the incident. I hope she recovers well and soon.
From Ms Fatima Suhail
Sharjah
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Leave the innocent out!
I’ve been watching videos from this war in Syria since it started and it breaks my heart every time (‘Syria: Largest human tragedy of our lifetimes’, Gulf News, August 25). I’m a person who doesn’t cry easily, but I shed tears whenever I see a single civilian wounded or a corpse caused by airstrikes. The children are affected the most. Watching their homes and families being destroyed before their very eyes caused them to lose hope for the future.
Living in this world free from these dangers is one of the rights that a human being has. I don’t understand why the innocent have to suffer. If the parties involved want to kill each other so badly, if the dispute can never be solved with peace talks, then fight, but leave the innocent people out of it. I pray for the victims and the children, not just in Syria, but also in the countries that are suffering from war.
From Ms Kim Diaz
UAE
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Justice will come
Syrian President Bashar Al Assad is cruel, he kills his own innocent people for no reason. Syrians will get peace and God will send down his own army to defeat these cruel killers. They will see justice.
From Mr Saif Saeed Abdul Rahman
UAE
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Our virtual reality
We have become so greedy and selfish that although we talk about peace, we make weapons, we talk about the environment, but we cut trees, we talk about equality, but the rich are getting richer and the poor and middle class remain the same. We talk about kindness everywhere on virtual platforms except in real life. We want everything permanent in this temporary life.
From Mr Jamil Tekedil
UAE
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Overcoming a crisis
Former Secretary General of the United Nations (UN) Kofi Annan’s opinion on the ongoing crisis in Myanmar and on how the ethnic clashes have taken so many casualties was an interesting read (‘Annan to advise Myanmar on troubled Rakhine state’, Gulf News, August 25). Will Myanmar overcome the present crisis and have a better administration? Sectarianism should be eradicated and a new administration should come. Will this happen?
From Mr K. Ragavan
Bengaluru, India
Curbing addictions
I found this old article from a few years ago on gulfnews.com on training healthcare workers on tobacco addiction (‘Tobacco addiction course’, Gulf News, January 23, 2013). I found it exceptionally helpful and well thought out. I’d like to thank Gulf News for the time and effort that was obviously put into it.
From Mr Nicole C.
UAE
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