By Mu Sochua
Originally posted at: http://sochua.wordpress.com/2013/01/03/accessible-and-free-health-care-saves-womens-lives/
Two weeks ago, I received a phone call from a young woman who was desperate for help to save her mother who was diagnosed with cancer. Her mother had been bleeding for days and she had no money to pay for the blood needed. She must feed her two younger sisters with her US$61/mo salary at the factory.
Working at a garment factory and sharing a room with another worker this young woman had no hope until I was able to receive donation from our women’s networks in Seattle, WA.
In my intervention in parliament last month, I spoke about the low quality of health care, the burden on the poor who can not afford to pay hospital fees and the deaths of women at childbirth as their families can not pay for extra care including surgery.
The Cambodia National Rescue Party health policy when the party is in power:
- free public health care;
- US$250 minimum wage for public servants.
CNRP proposal to increase national budget :
- efficient use of the national budget;
- efficient collection of taxes;
- efficient and tough anti-corruption measures.
CNRP recognizes the multiple roles and functions of women. Health care, like education is a public service that should be accessible and free for all and in particular to the poor.
Ensuring care for our women is vital. It saves lives and enables women to seek employment, get better education and provides better care for their families.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Bc1yhaqkts
1 comment:
Uncle Ho understand that Sam Rainsy as well as Lotus Revolution leaders are so coward and scare to die for your Khmer Nation and Uncle Ho understand that Sam Rainsy and Lotus Revolution leaders are trying so hard to provoke young innocent Cambodians to die for them to be rich but young innocent Cambodians will not die for you people (Sam Rainsy and Lotus Revolution leaders) to be rich anymore as they have learn enough of bullshit lessons from the past and present.
Young innocent Cambodians are so smart not to die creating another opportunity for you people to be rich because they know very well that Sam Rainsy and Lotus Revolution leaders are so coward and scare to die but using them to do the dirty work to create another opportunity for you people (Sam Rainsy and Lotus Revolution leaders) to be rich in government.
If Sam Rainsy and Lotus Revolution leaders are truth patriot, why don't they just come to Cambodia and lead the revolution and dare to die to show young innocent Cambodians, how patriot they are. Why??? Or they are opportunistic who is waiting for opportunity at very safe places and champagnes to pop up.
Prove Uncle Ho wrong by action not by words because our Vietnamese’s hero dare to die to protect Vietnam interest and action speak far better than words that is why We are Vietnamese own Angkor Watt temples and Koh Tral, not by using words but real action and real sacrificed of our heroes with lose count. Unlike Sam Rainsy can’t even find justice for his followers.
Uncle Ho will guarantees that Sam Rainsy and all Lotus Revolution leaders won’t dare to die for the Khmer because they are so afraid of losing their opportunity to be rich in Cambodia government, once day.
(Don't delete comments just face it)
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