This blog is dedicated to sharing ideas and action points with persons, institutions or agencies interested in bringing about some positive change in Africa through the instrument of appropriate Forensic Medicine Practice and Human Rights Advocacy. How Forensic Medicine strengthens health care delivery; offers medico-legal support to the justice system; and promotes Human Rights, will be highlighted. Challenges confronting practice in Africa will also be a subject of focus.
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
We are not Helpless-2 (The Kano bomb blast)
It often gets to a mode where the feeling is just numb. That was the experience throughout yesterday at the incident in Kano where innocent lives were brutally taken away from their families, loved ones and the entire community. Every well meaning human being should unequivocally condemn such bestiality and dastardly act. Animals won't even treat their fellows the way and manner some have subjected their fellow human beings for whatever cause or ideology. Why have we fallen so low? The aftermath of pain and terror will last for some indefinite time. The casualty figure continues to rise from about 25 as reported in some national dailies of yesterday to about 75 as at today. Unfortunately, we may never know the actual figure and the open wound of lack of closure for some families will be for all times. It is a sad commentary that in our surpassing natural and man-made disasters, there is no standing national DVI (Disaster Victim Identification) Team for proper identification of victims of disasters. Usually everyone gets unto the scene, and the resultant chaos and unprofessional approach make a mess of any valuable lessons that could be learnt from such unfortunate incident. And before long, all the myths about dead bodies will play out and mass burial becomes the "only" option for the unidentified victims. I believe we can do things in a better way. We are not helpless.
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