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Healthcare Ministry Is Late to Send Oncological Patient Abroad for Medical Treatment

January 27, 2015
 
Lela Khechoshvili, Kakheti 

22-year-old Meri Nadirashvili has cancer; relatives collected 20 000 euro for medical treatment abroad but her traveling is delayed that means her health conditions get worse. Her parents blame the doctors of the Oncological Hospital in worsening the health conditions of their daughter.

Meri Nadirashvili was diagnosed cancer two years ago. In the moment she was three month pregnant. Because of grave diagnosis the husband abandoned her. The patient was operated several times and has healthy child; however after the birth the patient’s health conditions got worse.

According to her parents, on January 9 a woman called them and said to prepare Meri Nadirashvili for the flight to Germany. On January 13 Gurjaani district medical brigade arrived at their home and took the patient to the oncological clinic in Tbilisi.

“They just took blood analysis and nothing more. We could make analysis in Gurjaani too. Finally, we were told the Germany sent negative reply and Meri started worrying about it; now her health conditions are even worse,” Meri’s mother Marika Nadirashvili said.

Meri Nadirashvili’s family does not know whose initiative was to take the patient to the oncological clinic.

“I do not know why they took her to the clinic. My daughter’s health became graver since our return.  She felt well when we went to the clinic: she was speaking, eating and saying she will walk up on the board of plane. I do not know what medicines they injected in the clinic; we brought her almost dead home. She has been unconscious since arrival. It is strange that Gurjaani medical brigade told us they had to take Meri to Tbilisi to prepare for the flight to Germany.

They took analysis in Tbilisi and sent it to Germany. Afterwards they told me a negative reply was received from Germany. My daughter got worried about it; if something happens with her, I will not forgive it to anybody,” Marika Nadirashvili said.

Representative of the Healthcare Ministry Thea Sharashidze clarified to Human Rights Center that the Ministry had allocated 20 000 euro for Meri Nadirashvili’s medical treatment.

“Because of grave health conditions of the patient and based on the request of the family the sum will be transferred to a clinic in Turkey. The agreement was already signed,” Thea Sharashidze said.

According to Sharashidze, as soon as the money is transferred to the clinic, the patient will be sent for medical treatment abroad.

The father Tamaz Nadirashvili said the Ministry started transaction procedures two weeks ago and has not finalized yet that creates additional threats for the patient’s health. 

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