Rohingyas Doubt Doctors in Sittwe Hospital, Fear They're Killing Patients
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| Pregnant Woman Noor Begum (Photo: Sittwe IDP) |
RB News
August 15, 2013
Sittwe, Arakan – Although Rohingyas in Sittwe are not allowed to be admitted to local hospitals, NGOs are sending emergency patients to the government hospital in Sittwe for better treatment. The Rohingyas in Sittwe said most of the time they receive dead bodies in return after those patients are hospitalized.
A pregnant woman, Noor Begum, daughter of Abdul Rashid (35-years-old) who lived in Ohn Daw Gyi camp in Sittwe was admitted to the hospital after the clinic of AzG (Médecins Sans Frontières, Holland) referred her to be admitted on August 11, 2013. Unfortunately Begum couldn’t deliver her child and died at the hospital on August 13, 2013. Her dead body was sent to her family this afternoon, August 15th 2013.
Noor Begum left three young children. Her body was buried at 5 pm in Mansi graveyard.
A pregnant woman, Noor Begum, daughter of Abdul Rashid (35-years-old) who lived in Ohn Daw Gyi camp in Sittwe was admitted to the hospital after the clinic of AzG (Médecins Sans Frontières, Holland) referred her to be admitted on August 11, 2013. Unfortunately Begum couldn’t deliver her child and died at the hospital on August 13, 2013. Her dead body was sent to her family this afternoon, August 15th 2013.
Noor Begum left three young children. Her body was buried at 5 pm in Mansi graveyard.
Last Friday, August 9, 2013, the NGOs sent 6 injured Rohingyas to the hospital and 3 of them died after admission. Rakhine Government spokesman, Win Myaing, and Ye Htut of the Union Government issued a statement that only 3 persons were injured, but later Win Myaing changed his statement to 7 and later said 10. Yet, they are not admitting that any Rohingya had died while in the hospital.
According to locals, patients who are sent by NGO's to the hospital are discriminated against racially and religiously by the doctors and nurses. Doctors and nurses are often found to use derogatory terms and act contemptuous towards Rohingya as well. Most of these patients families are receiving back dead bodies instead of a healthy return of their loved ones. Because of this many Rohingya fear a conspiracy against them as patients, or that Rohingya are given especially poor care in the hands of these hospitals. While there are a few clinics in the IDP camps run by NGO's, they are facing difficulty in attempting to treat Rohingya due to lack of medical supplies.
According to locals, patients who are sent by NGO's to the hospital are discriminated against racially and religiously by the doctors and nurses. Doctors and nurses are often found to use derogatory terms and act contemptuous towards Rohingya as well. Most of these patients families are receiving back dead bodies instead of a healthy return of their loved ones. Because of this many Rohingya fear a conspiracy against them as patients, or that Rohingya are given especially poor care in the hands of these hospitals. While there are a few clinics in the IDP camps run by NGO's, they are facing difficulty in attempting to treat Rohingya due to lack of medical supplies.
