Robbing the poor – another doctor speaks out against Zibe’s plan
Robbing the poor to feed the rich is how Dr Kristoffa Robert Ninkama, of Mt Wikauma in Chimbu Province, describes Health Minister, Sasa Zibe’s plans to build the Pacific Medical Centre ‘Super Hospital’
Writing to the newspapers last week Dr Ninkama said:
I REFER to Dr Mathias Sapuri’s statement that “PMC is government’s health plan”.
My advice to him and his cohorts is to leave the taxpayers’ money out of this outrageous idea.
I have no qualms if this project is a wholly privately-funded venture.
I do, however, oppose this concept of “robbing from the poor to feed the rich”.
The government has fiduciary responsibilities to the Port Moresby General Hospital and its health facilities throughout the country.
It is thoughtless for someone to think and suggest otherwise.
Greed should not dull common sense.
Use the taxpayers’ money to upgrade the PMGH and train its manpower.
PMGH has the potential to be a world class hospital with proper planning, thought and support from the government.
It is common sense. MP Sasha Zibe & Dr Sapuri should learn from the current Private Hospitals. This hospitals serve only the Big Shots as they got the money to pay for the quality services rendered. However, what about the ordinary tax paying citizens of PNG. We all run to our Provincial Hospitals for health services as we could not afford to meet the higher costs for Private Hospitals ibn the country, for eg: Pregnancy Tests till Baby Delivery is roughly K1500 at Pacific international Hospital (PIH-Port Moresby, partly owned by Dr. Sapuri) while Port Moresby General Hospital charges FREE Pregnancy Check-ups and KK20-K30 Baby Delivery.
Hence, the SIMILAR is Expected or Will happen to the Zibe Super Hospital. So please use the Tax Payers money to develop the Provincial Hospitals as this will TRULY serve the bigger population of PNG.
Thanks,
DMF 10