Malayali Worker Needs Emergency Medical Treatment, Support Kodakalath Ali, a 34 year old Keralite is seriously ill needing immediate treatment in Kerala, but lack money for treatment here and back home. Ali has been working in a small cafeteria in Ruwi, Muscat for the last two years. Suddenly he developed serious headache and omitting, which turned out to be only symptoms of a major disease affecting his brain. He was admitted in the Royal Hospital for treatment and underwent an emergency head surgery to remove a tumour He has been admitted in the hospital for the last one week and due to the Ramadan and Eid holidays, he could not be discharged from the hospital and taken to India.
The hospital bill is running into nearly RO 2000 (Rs.2.5 lakhs). Not a small amount for an ordinary worker who earns maximum RO 600 per year! If he is taken to Kerala on a stretcher, four tickets are required costing a good amount.
His employer, another Keralite, is also unable to foot the bill. Medical expenses have been beyond the reach of expatriates, especially ordinary expatriates like Ali who earn hardly RO 60 per month. Many ordinary Indians face such catch 22 situations and quite often social workers like P.M.Jabbir of Indian Social Club Kerala Wing or the Indian Embassy make public appeals to raise fund. On many occasions the Government of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos has been kind enough to waive off such huge bills. On many occasions the Omani authorities have been kind enough to look into the matter with a humanitarian approach. Alis relatives expect that the hospital authorities will kindly consider reducing the bill, which they are unable to pay
Recently the public hospitals have introduced new set of measures, which are adversely affecting the common expatriate patients, especially in emergency situations. Oman has a well-maintained healthcare system, but when it comes to ordinary expatriates, the situation is different. One solution is to make medical coverage compulsory for all type of jobs. The Indian Embassy officials have been talking about introducing such schemes, but no concrete step is taken to implement this much-needed medical coverage. Even the Kerala Government has been vocal about introducing welfare schemes and insurance policies, but all talks appear to be for public consumption only.
Malayali businessman abscond with One and half crores Rupees --Blade Companies cause bankruptcies among small-scale traders-
Indian Worker of MRP commits suicide
Another Construction worker commits suicide in Bahla near Nizwa.
Two Indian workers (one Malayali, one from Andhra) have committed suicide in Oman due to labour problems. Twenty five year old Jog Rao from Andhra Pradesh, an employee of MRP ( Mohammed Al Ruzaikhy and Partners Trading and Contracting), Ghala owned by a leading Malayali business family has reportedly committed suicide on February 25, 2002 due to unknown reasons Full Report
Beware of travelling alone in Taxi with Money
Oman Government Waive off Huge Hospital Bill of Malyali Who sustained serious Burn Injuries
Malayali Freelance Travel Agents Vanish with RO 30,000-
KM Special Report about Manoj Kumar and lack of medical insurance for Indians
-NORKA should deal with the Gulf Malayali Masses directly, not through unpopular Social Organisations--Gulf Malayalis are prone to get Diabetics: Research Report
Dubai, a Paradise for some, mirage for others
DUBAI--While most expats from the West live a life of luxury in the oil-rich Gulf, Asian workers often see their dream of escape from poverty back home turn into a mirage in the desert. "It's like a jail here for us, hard work morning, afternoon and night," said Sri Lankan house maid Lena, who has worked in the Gulf for 12 years leaving behind a daughter who is now 20. .MoreMalayali Girl from Ernakulam had a narrow Escapes from Sex Mafia
Forced to give statement in front of Video Camera
Cochin: Ending one and half month period of saga, the Malayali women from Ernakulam who was recruited by a Malayali agent to work in Oman as housemaid, has reached home safely. In a special interview given to keralamonitor at Cochin, the girl has alleged that even though she was recruited by one Malayali agent -Mr.Maniraj from Ernakula to work as housemaid, he had been behaving badly with her.Full Report
Power Struggle to control Indian Schools in Saudi Arabia--Malayali
salesman dies in Road Accident -
--Malayali worker dies when the Mosque under construction collapses-
-Indian School Parents Unanimous about Fees Reduction P.C.Thomas, other politicians interfere in Indian School issue-
KM Special Reports on Same Issues
Kollam: November 15 2000: The relatives of a Malayalee worker who died in a Gulf country five days ago are running from pillar to post to get the dead body released from a hospital mortuary in Muscat for the last four days.Ramachandra Kurup, a 32 year old Indian worker from Nilamel, Chadayamangalam, Quilon District of Kerala, died in Muscat following a tragic accident in which he sustained some burn injuries. This is a typical case where even after death, the Gulf Indian worker has to pay through his noses for the huge medical bills incurred during his treatment. To his misfortune, the bill for ten days medical treatment is running into several lakhs of Indian rupees. -an amount not affordable to his family or the Arab sponsor. The Indian associations which are said to be created to protect the Indian community in the Gulf are also not helping the dead Malayalee! Full Report
Malayali Dies in hospital after lying in coma for three months
SOS to NORKA, Indian Embassy did not help.
A Malayali worker had a tragic death in Sohar Hospital after lying in a state of coma for more than three months. Kunjuraman Binu (Suresh Kumar 33 yeas) from Azhoor, Chiryankeezhu, Thiruvananthapuram who has been ailing in the Sohar hospital following a serious road accident in Sohar, died here on Thursday ..Full Report
