Bangladeshi coma patient repatriated after 9 months

AJMAN — The Bangladeshi patient, who was in a coma at Khalifa Hospital and required financial assistance to be transported to his home country, was finally repatriated to Bangladesh yesterday with the help of good samaritans and the Bangladeshi Consulate after they were alerted about the case by a Khaleej Times report published on February 6. Mohammed Saleem Mohammed Idris (30) was in coma for more than seven months and depended on feeding tubes and an artificial respirator was required to be transported to his home country with the assistance of a nurse, as his old mother based in Bangladesh and his brother could not afford the expenses of taking taking him back.

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Afkar Ali Ahmed

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Published: Sun 19 Feb 2006, 9:57 AM

Last updated: Sat 4 Apr 2015, 6:50 PM

Mohammed Saleem went in coma after he was severly beaten up and hanged with a rope by Mohammed Nazrulal Islam, and two others in a robbery case. The ticket fare for the patient, his brother and the nurse were arranged by the Bangladesh Consulate after they were approached by some good samaritans who requested the consulate to solve the problem of the man who was lying in the Ajman Khalifa Hospital for several months.

Speaking to Khaleej Times, Hamad Al Shamsi, Director-General of the Khalifa Hospital, said that the hospital waived off all the mounting bills of Mohammed Saleem which reached Dh24,000, as he stayed in the hospital for more than eight months. The hospital is aware of his family’s financial condition, so it was ready to provide him with medical services till a solution came up. “But now, thank God, with the help of Khaleej Times, people of good intentions and the consulate, the physically impaired Mohammed Saleem, has finally left for his home country,” he commented.

Mohammed, an official from Biman, Bangladesh’s national airline, said: “Lakhi Ramchandani, an Indian do-gooder brought the Khaleej Times and showed me the article on Mohammed Saleem. I took it and rushed to the Consulate-General of Bangladesh who said they also read the article and were aware of the care and expressed their readiness to provide him with immediate assistance. Then, the consulate, in coordination with Ramchandani, who raised funds to support the patient financially at his home, made great efforts and transported Mohammed, who is today back home with his loved ones.

Ramchandani said: “Eight months of suffering was eliminated in a matter of 12 days with some initiation and will to help someone in need. It just proves that we, as individuals, with a little time and effort, can achieve so much to help someone who is in no state to know where he is or what is happening to him. I urge all individuals to come up and initiate or support such causes.”

“I thank the media for bringing to the attention of the community and society the distress of individuals that face hardships for no fault of theirs and yet have nowhere to seek help. At the same time, I like to request the community, corporations and individuals, to kindly assist us in our efforts if there be any future cases such as this, whereby we can try to minimise the financial burden. The aim of helping someone in need is sincerely our moral duty as civilised servants of society,” he added.


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