A CHILD'S LIFE OR A MEETING - WHICH IS MORE IMPORTANT
Nur Atiqua2-20th. June
Nur Atiqah is suffering from biliary-atresia. Her conditions is critical with her mouth foaming and her stomach swelling. But she could not be operated despite having raised enough funds to cover surgery costs. This is because the Health Ministry wants to convene a meeting to decide whether the donor of the liver Ahmad Khairi Al Hadi who is not related to Nur Atiqah knows the risk involved and also to ensure that the donor is not doing it for monetary gain. This is the ethical standards the Health Ministry have to follow. According to Dr. Chua Soi Lek, the Health Minister, “many countries, including Singapore, Britain & United States had such ethical committees to prevent abuse of non-related donor for organ transplant. The committee is necessary to assess if the donor is genuine and not trading organ or tissue under economic gains or for social pleasure.
Nur Atiqua1-19th. Feb.2004
Nur Atiqah's case was first highlighted in Utusan Malaysia on 19th February 2004 - 4 months ago! The decision was finally made by Dr. Chua Soi Lek on 20th. June 2004 after Pak-Lah made a phone call to the Minister.Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said that "the delay should not have occurred because Nur Atiqah urgently needed the treatment and the family had collected enough funds." Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said that “Bureaucracy should not delay Nur Atiqah from undergoing a life-saving surgery.”
The Health Ministry felt that it is important to stick to the policy - that is to check the donor thoroughly whether he was been paid to donate the liver or he is doing it out of pleasure.
This is what it is - THE MALAYSIA BOLEH PHILOSOPHY!
Awang Selamat of Utusan Malaysia has this message for the Ministers and his ass-hole officers:
"Kita semua akan mati,
Menteri Kesihatan pun akan mati,
Tetapi jangan mati akibat kerana Birokrasi."
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