‘Poor forced to receive inhumane treatment’
THE lead story "Maggots infest wounds" (the POST, April 14-18), is worrying.
A week does not go by without state hospitals making headlines. What a shame, for nurses and doctors who treat their fellow human beings in such a manner.
I mourn the loss of our humanity and hang my head in shame. The poor, who cannot afford private health care, have been forced to receive inhumane treatment at government hospitals.
They have been kicked in the face by staff who have an ‘I don’t care attitude’ towards their job. This has brought reality to the suffering people who go through these state hospitals. This calls for serious introspection.
It seems that irresponsible management and staff are turning the hospital, a place of care and wellness, into killing machines.
There is a crisis at all state hospitals and it is deteriorating by the day. It is time to restore human dignity. Somebody must be held accountable and an independent investigation is a matter of urgency. The truth must be revealed and heads must roll if there is more negligence.
Sadly, in most of these hospitals, there is no compassion for our mothers and fathers who are at the mercy of the doctors and nurses.
To all nurses and doctors who have a don’t-care-attitude towards patients, remember your fate is in stronger hands. I would like to leave you with a saying which is appropriate. “Compassion is human, lacking it you are a burden on earth.”
The POST, the voice and heart of the community, keeps to its commitment of exposing the suffering of the community. Well done. DHAYALAN MOODLEY
Mobeni Heights