A Human Rights Defender's Perspective

Away from the Olympics which we are all certainly enjoying [… or are we?….] is a new development which we all should be glad about. All over the world, medical treatment is very expensive. Even the most developed of countries face their own challenges in the provision of quality medical services. Such treatment becomes even more important when it has to be offered during an emergency. Very few economies – even the most developed of them – do not face challenges in the provision of quality medical services especially in emergency situation. How a patient is taken care of during that period of emergency greatly determines whether the patient will be able to get out of the risk of death or permanent damage, or whether the patient will succumb to that which may have caused the emergency.   The record number of traffic accidents reported on a daily basis is appalling. In fact glaring statistics indicate that people who die from road accidents is at an alarming rate. Accord