H1N1,
And finally after 72 local fatal fatalitities, it has dawned upon the people here, that this virus is quite a serious health threat.
Everyone is advised to seek medical, professional treatment on the onset of any flu symptoms.....and refrain from going out in public.
So when our little gal, had a sore throat and a very, very sliiiiiiiiight fever.......we decided to go to the nearest public clinic. For reasons unknown, private hospitals are reluctant to accept flu cases, so the only way for us to turn to are the government funded health institutions.
Thus be it then, and as with everywhere on this planet, government facilities are notoriously badly overcrowded, understaffed,.......but it's DIRT CHEAP....compared to private institutions.
What do I mean with "dirt cheap" ?!?! How 'bout a measly RM1 ?? RM1 only?? (20 euro cents / 30 USD cents).......for RM1 I can't even buy a bottle of water down here.......
Surely, you must think, it's the consultation fees only.........at least that's what I thought......but nopers, it includes the examination fees and the medicine. And I'm not talking about generic brands, but about full blown branded medicines from reputable firms.
Gosh........alright, alright, we had to queue up for a few hours, in an overcrowded waiting hall, taking numbers, queueing up for another number (doesn't make sense though), a fast examination which only took a minute, and queue up again to pick up the medicine, but blimey, it was definitely worth the wait........and on top of that, the staff were extremely helpful and friendly......a smile (even behind a face mask) can cure a lot of illnesses :p
First of all, our little lady was pronounced H1N1 free, just a sore throat, and the fever mysteriously vanished from the face of the earth (yeah right, she having fever.......more likely IMAGINED fever in order to skip one day class)...............
And last but not the least,.........it saved us mega bucks.......every little bit of savings helps nowadays :p
A big thumbs up to the the Malaysian health institutions :)
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