I think this outbreak of diseaase and the government's failure to contain it must be seen in a proper perspective. The first thing to wonder is whether our health-care system has the ability to cope with this kind of situation in an efficient manner. The fact is that the system has deteriorated over the years, and probably no appropriate 'system' structure exists at present. MaKuNe obvisously did not have the ability to do a miracle and correct the system in a week. The only thing the governmet could do this time was to request the army (which is probably the only government institution that has remained more or less intact and efficient) for help and that it did. In this light, it does not seem logical to blame MaKuNe for his visit to Egypt at this time or to blame the President for not visiting the affected areas.

But yes, the prime minister and the political class now needs to be pressed to seriously consider working towards reforming the rural health-care system; having manned health-care offices in function and planning for the long term. And Dr saheb could have put his arguments and suggestions towards this line rather than following the Sangraula path. He could have shared his own experience (if any) of working in the remote areas and inspired young doctors to serve the nation rather than to do politics. The fact is that the rural areas became more and more unenviting for professionals and all existing services deteriorated there all through the years during and after the so called people's war whose 'warriors' he so admires.