Monday, May 02, 2011

In Pakistan: Cardiologists Threaten Suicide

As America awakened to news of Osama Bin Laden's death in Pakistan, conditions for cardiolists in Pakistan sound dire:
Dr Zaheeruddin, while talking to The Express Tribune said, “After waiting for so long, for our salaries and to get our services regularised, we have been left with no other option but to protest and commit suicide along with our families.”
The reach of social media was exemplified by the inadvertant live-tweeting of the attack on Bin Laden. I wonder if these cardiologists have considered using social media to amplify their message before resorting to suicide.

-Wes

2 comments:

Dennis said...

It is easy to ignor a glass of water until you are thirsty....

Dr Sam Girgis said...

Social media has definately been influencial. Just look at the revolution in Egypt.

Check out my blog post about DNA fingerprinting and Osama bin Laden...

at drsamgirgis.com