Comments on: Doctors or Demigods?

By: mk4peace

mk4peace — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:19:40 +0000

I could not agree with obiwankenobe more about doctors making the best with what they have. I was born in Karachi but I did not grow up there. I went to Karachi as a mother of 4 and I could not fathom the practices of doctors. My son would be sick a lot with stomach issues. I took him to Mamji hospital, Agha Khan hospital, Ghayyur’s clinic and a couple others. Each had their own philosophy and diagnosis. I was so lost. I turned to a homeopathic doctor, who was kind of whacked in the head but surprisingly enough, his medicine worked the best!! Pakistan has this business attitude, much like the rest of the world, to rip off every person who can be ripped off. It’s everywhere, wether u r in a clothing store, at the doctor’s, at the police station, it’s everywhere. Everyone who has commented above has had valid points and it ALL has to be brought together to make our country a better place. There is a need for better education, better housing, regulations of companies, services and doctors, and also THE END OF LAW LESS NESS. People don’t follow any rules, regulations, because they don’t have to face any consequences!! Possibly a government actually set on improving the country can bring about these changes, but who is that? Who CAN do that? Maybe no one, maybe all of us? Only Allah knows…cause I sure as heck don’t!!!

By: fareen

fareen — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:34:15 +0000

On Zamzama… near Pizza Hut. Purple sign. First floor.

By: obiwankenobe

obiwankenobe — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 05:22:18 +0000

You should please put the name of that dental clinic. Who gives damn what you went through when you are not willing to expose the name of place and not helping others.

And I believe that doctors in Pakistan are doing wonderful job provided they do not have many resources. Here my doctor would just send me for all tests and would never dare to make any suggestion before that and that tests would cost hundreds of dollars and if there was no insurance, no one in west could afford those tests. Given that we do not have insurance system in Pakistan and people do not have much money to spend on these medical tests, the doctors simply rely on their experiences and make the bets decision with limited info on hand.

How about thinking positive for a change ? :-)

By: fareen

fareen — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:32:39 +0000

…I’m not saying that high quality is not available here…

By: psychiatrist

psychiatrist — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:57:28 +0000

Come on guys. All doctors aint that bad. My father is a doctor, he served poor patients all his life, without taking a single penny from them. He even went to treat his patients in their houses in the middle of the night.

I am a doctor and I aint no dacoit myself. Please understand that there are bad people every where. But that never means everyone is bad.

By: kabirdas

kabirdas — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:40:41 +0000

The title of this post should have been: Doctors or Dacoits

By: psychiatrist

psychiatrist — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:53:21 +0000

Unfortunately, Pakistan today seems to have come under the curse and wrath of Heavens. On the one hand, poverty is crippling the nation. On the other hand the people of this land are in the clutches of terrorism. To complicate things further, the likes of Mr. Zardari have come to the government.

As an individual I I can choose but be disappointed and desperate. I am wondering as to what will become of us.

By: jumanji

jumanji — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:33:25 +0000

As a nation and as an individual we need to accept that we are at fault. Education is not the only problem it is the stubbornness that what we r doing is right is big issue. On road one can observe flashy cars driven by executives but seldom follow road signs / red light. R these executives Illiterate not at all. It is so disturbing to explain when your child ask "why people dont stop on red light". Just visit a park where children area is occupied by elders but if that park has a gunman around evreything is right. Youth are blamed for ill behavior nobody question the way they r raised. I saw a under age child driving a car and his father sitting beside him. The child was not in control and when a man objected he was given a hrash reply by father of child "mind your business it is my car and whatever I like". Just observe how marriage parties are conducted, barat usually arrives betwen 11 pm to 12 midnight and dinners served at around 1 am. Still we call ourselves normal and blamed Illiteracy for every evil. We will not change and so our lives will not change. Call it pessimisim but I have lost any hope of improvement that is more evident for people living in Karachi.

By: seskey

seskey — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 07:41:23 +0000

@Fareen BB the contracdiction ————-> "Since I was born and raised abroad and after having lived there most of my adult life, I’ve come to expect……." -

Had you been born & raised in the ‘SYSTEM’ you may have not EXPECTED or complained at all – IN OUR BELOVED (NON)ISLAMIC(NON)DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC WE are FORCED TO "PAY" for everything which is BASIC for existance in places where you were born raised to be an adult, – drinking water, basic education, basic health, electricity & emergency services.

what we lack in PAKISTAN is sense of ownership, being responsible for our own deeds,

2 degrees out of 360 I tend to disagree that it is education.

– The same mali, chokidar, driver, cook, maid, etc etc, act civilised human when they land elsewhere on JOBs, they don’t litter, don’t spit, don’t scratch balls in public, don’t JAY WALK, respect others, they become kind & courteous etc etc etc when away from PAKISTAN,

whereas they go haywire rowdy the moment it comes to hometown which seems like its free for all GOVT is responsible for all not individuals, Mr. President has to come and clean the litter on sidewalk & Mr. Prime Minister have to step forward and stop the water leaking from your lawn hose — because we have voted for them and we are paying taxes for their comfort and we are free from our civic responsibilities………, & on & on & on, – (END)

The core issue is sense of belonging, sense of ownership, feeling responsible and acting responsible.

By: psychiatrist

psychiatrist — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 07:23:09 +0000

I can not agree with the author of this blog more. I do however have my reservations.

The problem is that instead of cursing one thing or another, we must admit that as a nation and as a whole, we still have a long way to go.

Our education system is flawed, our health system is flawed, our economic system is flawed. Everything is flawed.

The only way to change is to start from the scratch. There is a need for a change— in policies and attitudes.