Some parents and the faculty of Kalaafaanu School got together and donated Rf200,000 and four Bangkok return tickets to a student of the school who is suffering from cancer. The student is suffering from bone cancer to his left leg and doctors had said that it was spreading fast, affecting his lungs even and could become life-threatening if the leg was not amputated. (link)
This is a very noble effort by parents and Kalaafaanu school to help a cancer stricken 10-year-old student.
A grateful father said that he had been forced to beg for aid from the Government, wealthy local businessmen, and parents of the Kalaafaanu School children and that the donation from the School was by far the most generous amount he had received.
To avoid such desperate plight, Maldivians should call on all political parties and demand that the Government introduce a national health care programme to provide medical treatment for all citizens; the cost of which can be paid by a publicly funded tax. No Maldivian parent should have to beg anyone to treat his/her child.
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