Is there proof of the knife’s source?
Aug 10, 2009
EDITOR—I was dismayed with your lead story on Friday entitled “Doctor’s knife got in dead manâ€. My sincere condolences to the late Singh’s family. I do not condone neglect of duty and thorough investigations should surely be done and culprits br
EDITOR—I was dismayed with your lead story on Friday entitled “Doctor’s knife got in dead manâ€. My sincere condolences to the late Singh’s family. I do not condone neglect of duty and thorough investigations should surely be done and culprits brought to book.
My only worry is that there appears a deliberate attempt to discredit our only national referral hospital –Mulago.
It puzzles me if the media weighs the impact such stories can have on their customers, some of whom may be undergoing similar operations in the same hospital.
Imagine the nail and blade were found after cremation! Were the materials used for cremation thoroughly checked before the exercise and if yes, who did it?
The blade alleged to have been found in the ash resembles the ones used for cutting wood.
Have we investigated the source of the materials used? nails and blades are associated with wood. Isn’t it a possibility that the source of the pieces of metal found was used timber?
Basing on the sensitivity of the matter, did the reporter investigate the authenticity of the allegations before publishing the story? We all agree Mulago hospital has some institutional problems but this negative press is not helping matters.
George Kasule
Kampala
My only worry is that there appears a deliberate attempt to discredit our only national referral hospital –Mulago.
It puzzles me if the media weighs the impact such stories can have on their customers, some of whom may be undergoing similar operations in the same hospital.
Imagine the nail and blade were found after cremation! Were the materials used for cremation thoroughly checked before the exercise and if yes, who did it?
The blade alleged to have been found in the ash resembles the ones used for cutting wood.
Have we investigated the source of the materials used? nails and blades are associated with wood. Isn’t it a possibility that the source of the pieces of metal found was used timber?
Basing on the sensitivity of the matter, did the reporter investigate the authenticity of the allegations before publishing the story? We all agree Mulago hospital has some institutional problems but this negative press is not helping matters.
George Kasule
Kampala