Post by Madhatter on May 18, 2006 20:10:19 GMT
A young mother fell ill and died on a visit to Britain - an innocent victim of the hysteria over so-called health tourism
News.independant.co.uk
" When Ese Elizabeth Alabi fell ill while on a trip to Britain and was told she urgently needed a heart transplant, she comforted herself with the knowledge that she was in a democratic country with an excellent healthcare system.
Instead, she was consigned to a certain death by draconian new rules brought in to quell the hysteria over so-called health tourism and immigration.
Ms Alabi was denied the chance of a heart transplant simply on the grounds of her nationality and died in hospital on Monday night at the age of 29, leaving three-month-old twin boys and a two-year-old son. Desperate attempts to get a High Court judge to overturn the rules were delayed as Ms Alabi was forced to fight a deportation battle even as she lay dying in hospital "
"The story has attracted comments such as this...
Personally, I was sickened to read this, and on more than one count. Firstly, it simply confirms the depth of health tourism in the UK, and certainly within London. I have no doubt others can tell us what it is like within N.E.Lancs.
Secondly, the journalism is appalling; no attempt has been made to ask even the most simple questions, such as the extent of Heart Donor availability - and this is supposed to be a serious newspaper.
Thirdly, it has mixed up it's terrible reporting with its own moral agenda which must be at complete variance with the legal nationals of this country.
Thank god the subject of the article is dead and the sooner her brats are returned to Nigeria, the better - although somehow I doubt that is likely to happen."
"I somehow feel that as they were born in this country and their father has indefinite leave to stay they are more than likely to grow up here.
This poor woman wasn't a health tourist. She intended to return home to have her babies. She came here on a legal visa and was taken ill whilst here. Yes she outstayed her visa but that was because she was too ill to travel home. I'd like to think we have enough compassion for humanity in this country to at least understand that."
I agree with the above, He was working too not sponging of benefits like a lot of them, and I bet he didn't nick the letters and put them in the bin. If the kids dad stays here, the kids should stay here. I also think she should have gone on group one, there's still no guarantee that she'd get one, but why put her on group two KNOWING she'd be dead by the time one's available, and especially if she was told she couldn't fly home. The whole situation sounds cocked up to me. If they're not going to treat people then why stop them flying back home.
News.independant.co.uk
" When Ese Elizabeth Alabi fell ill while on a trip to Britain and was told she urgently needed a heart transplant, she comforted herself with the knowledge that she was in a democratic country with an excellent healthcare system.
Instead, she was consigned to a certain death by draconian new rules brought in to quell the hysteria over so-called health tourism and immigration.
Ms Alabi was denied the chance of a heart transplant simply on the grounds of her nationality and died in hospital on Monday night at the age of 29, leaving three-month-old twin boys and a two-year-old son. Desperate attempts to get a High Court judge to overturn the rules were delayed as Ms Alabi was forced to fight a deportation battle even as she lay dying in hospital "
"The story has attracted comments such as this...
Personally, I was sickened to read this, and on more than one count. Firstly, it simply confirms the depth of health tourism in the UK, and certainly within London. I have no doubt others can tell us what it is like within N.E.Lancs.
Secondly, the journalism is appalling; no attempt has been made to ask even the most simple questions, such as the extent of Heart Donor availability - and this is supposed to be a serious newspaper.
Thirdly, it has mixed up it's terrible reporting with its own moral agenda which must be at complete variance with the legal nationals of this country.
Thank god the subject of the article is dead and the sooner her brats are returned to Nigeria, the better - although somehow I doubt that is likely to happen."
"I somehow feel that as they were born in this country and their father has indefinite leave to stay they are more than likely to grow up here.
This poor woman wasn't a health tourist. She intended to return home to have her babies. She came here on a legal visa and was taken ill whilst here. Yes she outstayed her visa but that was because she was too ill to travel home. I'd like to think we have enough compassion for humanity in this country to at least understand that."
I agree with the above, He was working too not sponging of benefits like a lot of them, and I bet he didn't nick the letters and put them in the bin. If the kids dad stays here, the kids should stay here. I also think she should have gone on group one, there's still no guarantee that she'd get one, but why put her on group two KNOWING she'd be dead by the time one's available, and especially if she was told she couldn't fly home. The whole situation sounds cocked up to me. If they're not going to treat people then why stop them flying back home.
