She has to be there in the Stadium by 7.30 in the morning and stay till the day’s sports events conclude, which sometimes go on till 10.00 at night! She is one of the staff nurse in the team of 10 doctors, 16 medical staff and 10 paramedics. This reporter approached her to share her experience as being part of the ongoing Common Wealth Games-2010.
She began, “I was happy to receive a new and colourful free uniform and the medical kit.” Though she finds the hours on duty too long, yet it doesn’t strain her. They treat about 60 to 70 patients daily. Mostly suffering from stomach related sickness like diarrhoea, gastroenteritis, food poisoning etc. Body pain, joints pain, muscle and hamstring pull are other problems that she has to attend to frequently.
They have been provided the best of medical equipments for emergency and physiotherapy. “The equipments and the quality of medicines are better than what my hospital uses”, she comments. However, she refused to divulge the name of her hospital.
What about the food provided for the medical team and the rest? Well, that is a million dollar question these days, when there are reports of food poisoning pouring out from everywhere. “I don’t dare to eat that food!” she exclaimed adding, “though the food is provided free, yet I drink only the mineral water and tea and eat snacks like packed biscuits.”
When asked about the general perception of foreign players and the team managers, regarding the CWG-2010, she said that most of them were satisfied. She is very appreciative of the foreigners love to learn Hindi. She says words like ‘namaste’and ‘dhanyavad’ are hit with them. Requesting for anonymity she summed up, “I am not told whether I will be paid or not. The Hospital instructed me to join the team. I am enjoying the whole atmosphere, because it is different”.
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