Isn't this what Cambodia has always been? Cambodians endure this kind of behavior for many many decades. They live under a culture of impunity. Money and association mean everything. If you don't have any of those things, you are on your own. Tha'ts Cambodia at its best.
On Mar 18, 3:55 am, "Sam Rainsy Party of North America" <[email protected]> wrote: > The deceased woman with her unborn child still in her stomach. She allegedly > died because her husband did not have money to pay what a journalist of the > Koh Santepheap called the "animal-doctors" who refused to give her the > surgery she needed to deliver her baby (Photo: Koh Santepheap) > > 17 March 2009 > By Sophal Mony > Radio Free Asia > Translated from Khmer by Socheata > > Both a 37-year-old woman and her unborn child died in the hospital because > her family was unable to pay for her surgery fee. > > The death of the mother and child took place at 5AM on 16 March 2009 at the > auxiliary hospital in Pailin province. > > 48-year-old Mit Ron, the husband of the deceased woman, indicated that, in > the morning of 17 March, Vorn Yoeub, his 37-year-old wife, and his unborn > baby died 6 hours after they arrived in the hospital. He said that his wife > died because he did not have the money to pay for her surgery. > > Mit Ron said: "The hospital said: You, Uncle, get your money out to pay for > the service, it costs 1,000 Thai baths (~$25), you are sick so it's > impossible that you don't have money with you at all.' I told them that I > don't have money yet, I just returned from the field and my wife had to > deliver the baby, so I didn't get to go home yet. The hospital asked me if I > have relatives in Pailin. I told them that I don't have relatives, but I can > ask to borrow up to 5,000 baths (~$125) from my neighbors to pay for the > service. I am not completely without any means." > > Mit Ron said that even when his wife begged the doctors, they simply ignored > her: "My wife said, please Doctors, help me now and by morning time, they > will bring the money over to pay you. If I don't get the surgery, I may not > survive. Then I asked the doctors if they can do it for her or not? They > remained silent until my wife died." > > Mrs. Vorn Yoeub died with her unborn child still in her stomach. She and Mit > Ron, her husband, have 8 children living in Suon Ampov Lech village, Pailin > commune, Pailin district, Pailin province. > > An Neang, the deputy director of the Pailin auxiliary hospital, denied that > doctors did not provide medical care, he said that the woman's situation was > already too serious and they could not help her anymore, that was why she > died. Ang Neang claimed: "[It would be a] normal birth, but her uterus was > not opened. At about 2 to 3 AM, we were prepared to have a surgery for her, > but because she lost so much blood, I gave her a blood transfusion, I gave > her oxygen, intravenous serum etc. but we couldn't save her, and at 5AM she > died. The other doctors came to help from all over." > > Keo Chan Nol, an official for the Adhoc human rights group, said that Adhoc > plans to send an intervention letter to the authority, asking the latter to > conduct an investigation into the death of the mother and child in the > hospital. Keo Chan Nol said: "In this case, we will intervene with the > department involved, in particular with the provincial administration." > > Y Chhean, the Pailin provincial governor, said that he is doing a research > into this case: "I am in a meeting, to work on this case." > > According to the family of the deceased woman, the hospital put her body into > an ambulance and took her to be cremated at the Wat Ratanak Sophorn pagoda, > also known as Koang Kang pagoda, located 1 kilometer from the hospital, at > the north of Phnom Yat hill. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc Learn more - http://www.cambodia.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
