are we talking about the local scene here?
no, thank God but it is still pretty shocking to hear of this being reported in another part of the world and in this case, a neighbouring country.
just this week, the jarkarta post reported that 2 hospitals refused to treat a 10-year-old girl, Yani with a tumor because her family is poor.
Mustari Soleman, a university student who has taken up the family's cause and in a media statement, said that 2 big hospitals in Jakarta had refused to perform surgery on Yani as the family was unable to pay the costs.
Mustari added that although Yani's parents have a welfare card, they are only entitled to 30% to 50% coverage of the total costs charged by one of the hospitals and yani's parents were told by the hospital they would have to pay a rupiah 20 million (US$2,200) as down ......
are we talking about the local scene here?
no, thank God but it is still pretty shocking to hear of this being reported in another part of the world and in this case, a neighbouring country.
just this week, the jarkarta post reported that 2 hospitals refused to treat a 10-year-old girl, Yani with a tumor because her family is poor.
Mustari Soleman, a university student who has taken up the family's cause and in a media statement, said that 2 big hospitals in Jakarta had refused to perform surgery on Yani as the family was unable to pay the costs.
Mustari added that although Yani's parents have a welfare card, they are only entitled to 30% to 50% coverage of the total costs charged by one of the hospitals and yani's parents were told by the hospital they would have to pay a rupiah 20 million (US$2,200) as down ......
