In Parliament NFP Leader Professor Biman Prasad highlighted the poor state of current systems, equipment and infrastructure in our hospitals (FT 28/04).

Well, I can confirm that two very close family members lost their lives because we had to wait for days to get them hooked up to an ICU (intensive care unit) because of the lack of units.

I personally went from having six different daily medications for seven years with one particular doctor to nothing at all with another after the first left?

Recently, I returned from getting medical checks abroad and I’m shocked at the difference in diagnosis.

Instead of being a vale ni bula (house of life), I can say through the experiences I’ve had that it is more a vale ni mate (house of death).

You are right Prof Biman, but there has never been a time ever that our hospitals have been better.

There is more to it than any of you sitting in Parliament thinks and I say this because none of you are doing enough to take it to the proper level.

It has always been an issue and a very serious one indeed.

When will we ever get a complete and thorough medical system?