Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:27:01 +0000 The shortage of oxygen at the University Teaching Hospital is a scandal just as has been the closure of hospices around the country. The harrowing pictures of patients awaiting surgery and other medical procedures is not only depressing but an indictment against the priorities that this country holds. Some people have even questioned where the US$90,000 for the national team is coming from when this government has failed to repair government and pipes at UTH resulting in loss of life due to lack of oxygen. We completely agree with Dante Saunders that government must be held responsible for this scandal because proactive action would have saved patients the agony and suffering they have been subjected to in the absence of oxygen. One of the most important attributes of a responsible government is to provide adequate and sound social delivery mechanisms that correspond to the wishes, interest, needs and demands […]
