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| Kathmandu, Friday January 31, 2003 Magh 16, 2059. |
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Worrisome
Thank you very much for the news-item published
in TKP (21/1/2003) titled "Experts call for liberal organ transplant" by Perina
Pathak. Being a renal transplant recipient and a student, I have written a number of
articles and reported news-stories about the issue mostly in Nepali newspapers. I am now
worried on the response made by the spokesman of the Ministry of Health, Dr Benu Bahadur
Karki, and the chairman of Organ Transport Committee, Dr Biswo Raj Dali.
The spokesman in fact failed to recall what his
Ministry previously gave words to the patients. Does the Ministry begin its work from zero
if it gets every new leadership? Likewise, Dr Dali was of the opinion that there is an
"urgent need" to assess the law to permit transplantation. I do not understand
what does "urgent need" mean? How long does it take again? Most importantly, who
were responsible for the inclusion of restrictive provisions and what about distrust
expressed by Dr Arun K Singh? He was of the view that weakness in the law could be
purposely left in, so that corrupt specialists could benefit, maybe the doctors are lured
by the commission when they refer patients abroad.
I hope more reports will appear about the pain
of the patients as well.
Chun Bahadur Gurung
Naikap, Kathmandu |
