Not even close.
Surprise, surprise. A massively wealthy NGO–the International Rescue Agency–killed a Thai woman to make a political point.
The story, reported by The Telegraph, tells us that a poor Thai woman was expelled from a hospital after USAID funds dried up and subsequently died due to lack of oxygen.
The story is truly horrific, but the horror was not caused by Bad Orange Man but by the policy choice of an immensely wealthy NGO that was more interested in making a political point than taking care of their patient.
A 71-year-old woman has died after her oxygen supply was cut off when the United States announced a freeze on aid funding.
Her family told Reuters that she had frequently been sent to hospital in the last three years as she was dependent on a supply of oxygen, but was sent home after the IRC received a “stop-work” order in late January.
The organisation operates clinics that cater to roughly 80,000 people in nine refugee camps close to the Myanmar border, but abruptly closed and locked seven out of its nine hospitals to comply with the uncompromising US directive. The agency may be subject to an exemption as it offers lifesaving assistance, but it is not yet clear when a waiver could be issued. [Did they even apply?]
Thai authorities are trying to stem some of the gaps, with most patients in critical conditions referred to Thai hospitals and facilities and equipment to Thai health authorities. Meanwhile local people are “self-mobilising” to offer limited care, but it is already too late for Phe Kha Lau.
It truly was evil. Because the International Rescue Committee has hundreds of millions of dollars in its bank account and assets. It just chose to close down the hospitals–which, by the way, were still eligible for USAID funding under the Executive Order–out of spite. […]
— Read More: hotair.com
