Sorrow as 41-Year-Old Woman Dies from Snake Bite after Failing to Raise KSh 8k for Treatment
There was sorrow in Majengo, Tanzania, when a woman who was bitten by a snake failed to get treatment and sadly died
The locals from Magugu claimed that the woman could not raise KSh 8000 for the treatment, and the doctors just left the ailing lady to her fate
Other locals also shared their experiences at the local hospital, with one woman saying that she was feeling unwell but was only put on a drip
Tanzania: A 41-year-old woman from Majengo has sadly died after she failed to raise KSh 8000, needed to treat her for a snake bite.
An elderly woman clutching the photo of a dead person (l), a coffin with a dead person (r). Photos: Pascal Deloche, FG GTrade.
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Why were Magugu locals angry at doctors?
When the sad incident happened, the young woman was rushed to Magugu Health Centre, but the people who took her there alleged that the doctors and nurses there were negligent.
"I come from Magugu, and the medical personnel out there really mistreated us. I had chills, and I was feeling really sick, but when there, he just had me on a drip," alleged a resident, Hadija.
"I came at 3 pm and stayed there until 12 am; I tried to tell them that I have a sma; baby but they only kept telling me that the doctor will come. they left another woman with stomach ulcers for long and as she suffered they just told stories among themselves," she added.
Kenyans react to the news
@MagrethMallya-we8ui
"Mungu shuka tusaidie, baadhi ya hospital nyingi za serikali huduma ni mbovu mbovu mbovu mnooo."
@samwelmwangi9185:
Serikali ifanye utaratibu wa kurudisha nidhamu na uwajibikaji kwa watumishi wa umma. Hali sio nzuri kabisa huku kwenye jamii. Mungu ibariki Tanzania."
@KhadijamussaMachapat:
"Miye ndo maana nachukuanga hatua nikifaham naumwa nanunua Dawa za Ugonjwa uwo maana unaenda kupima wanakwambia mara hauna Ungonjwa mara wanataja Ugonjwa ambao auna????????????."
@TaNiiOfficial:
"Kwanin nchi yangu inashindwa kuiga mfano mzuri kwa wenzetu wanaojali raia wao na huduma zote za afya kuwekwa bure . Serekali iliangalie hili kwa Macho mawili hakika wananchi wengi haswa wa vijijini vipato vyao ni vya chini."
@TonyGabriel-w1q:
"Poleni sana mungu awatie nguvu."
@basilrevocatus272:
"Mungu ailaze roho yake mahara pema peponi...na hospital nyingi zinawanyanyasa watu wenye hali duni."
Puzzle as woman dies after snake bite
In another story, grief gripped Murende village in Matayos as Margaret Agutu succumbed to a snake bite during a prayer ritual led by a witch doctor.
Witnesses say Agutu was bitten during the ritual, but her cries for help were ignored as the session continued, worsening her condition. The witch doctor fled the scene with the snake and his tools as Agutu?s health deteriorated, leaving her family to rush her to the hospital.
jThe family has sought justice and financial aid for funeral costs, with Agutu's body currently at Busia Referral Hospital mortuary.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
