मसंग थोरै पैसा छ ( I have less money)
Two middle aged couple with their somber faces came to
Okhaldhunga Community hospital. They look like they are from lower class family.
They have one small daughter aged 8 years who had some cloths wrapped around
her right arm. They came from extreme part of Solukhumbu walking on foot for 5
days. I am very much surprised that people come on foot to this hospital very
far from here.
This child has fall injury over her right arm and it was
deformed. She underwent x-ray and found to have shaft of humerus fracture (bone
of arm) which is partially displaced. She was planned for hanging cast.
Father said to us, ‘Ma
sanga thorai paisa chha, chhori ko upachaarko lagi pudaina ki ? (I have
less money, maybe it’s not enough for treating my daughter.)’
One of us asked, 'how much do you have?'
Reluctantly, he looked at us, ‘Just twenty thousands.’
'Twenty thousands…! One thousand is quite enough…!' Our
paramedics said.
The Couple surprisingly looked at us and they could not
smile for their happiness, maybe they were Super-HappY.
... the perception of the medico-expenses.....
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DeleteCommercialization of health facility forces one to perceive the thing on such a way. Travelling and conveyance expenses to reach proper health center are much higher than actual medical expenses incurred for treatment. Hence, it is paradox that richer can have cheaper medical treatment than poor/peasant one. That's the fact.
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