when we talk about the need for endo specialists, it’s not to belittle any gynecologist or question their experience or seniority. We respect the work of gyne’s but endo is a complex disease that often requires expertise beyond general gynecology.
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Our goal is simple, to push for better care, proper diagnosis, and access to specialists for endometriosis patients in the Maldives. This is about health, dignity, and basic human rights. We’re working towards solutions, not against anyone.
I may not have studied journalism, but isn’t it the journalist’s responsibility to do at least some basic research before reporting anything? Quoting unverified claims without even minimal fact-checking turns journalism into hearsay.
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Contradicting statement’s. One says specialists don’t exist, the other says they spent MVR 1M in welfare aid. Why waste that on a condition you don’t believe needs specialized care? Why “try” Aasandha from a multidisciplinary hospital if your doctors think any gyno can handle it?
So IGMH is sending the same gyno team to Kulhudhuffushi for a specialty they apparently believe can be “treated” by general drs.
I mean, why not just have a general surgeon run a cardio clinic too?
Also, do they really know the actual condition of the patients “treated” here?
Just because medical professionals in the Maldives don’t have an interest in dedicating their service to endometriosis doesn’t mean patients should be denied proper care. Women deserve access to accurate information, specialist treatment, and doctors who take their pain seriously
The truth is, they don’t care what we go through. The healthcare system has failed its endo patients who doesn’t even have access to proper ER care to manage their daily pain without being dismissed, degraded, or called names. Forget surgery, we can’t even get basic compassion!
And then we have your “clinic” which isn’t even open most days of the week when we have women suffering round the clock. And their quick fixes, and taking out organs of young women saying it’s the treatment isn’t a solution. How many young girls have lost their fertility? 5/6
How do you explain to a general doctor that a surgeon who specializes in just one condition and treats patients from all over the world might actually know more than a them? 4/6
They act like nothing has changed, when in reality everything about diagnosing and treating endometriosis has. How do you even begin to reason with those who refuse to update their medical knowledge? 3/6
We have doctors here still relying on textbooks from the 1980s and 1990s, ignoring decades of global advancements and research. They ignore the massive amount of research, the international conferences happening across Europe, the Middle East, Australia, and elsewhere. 2/6
And this is exactly why Maldives will never truly improve its healthcare system.
When the main hospital of the Republic of Maldives refuses to acknowledge that #endometriosis excision specialists are real surgeons despite a global shortage of them
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