I don't know a single Qatari who would set foot in HMC. Most of them have dozens of horror stories from relatives going there and being given the wrong treatment, or no treatment at all.

A Qatari friend once told me that I would be 'mad' if I got surgery done in Qatar. I asked him 'why, is this a poor country with no money?'. At that point it dawned on him that when it comes to the provision of essential public services like health and education, this country really, really, really needs to try harder.

Things are changing, yes, but not fast enough. Other poorer countries would close down medical facilities if they had standards as low as the HMC clinics in Qatar.

It's about time heads began to roll for this shameful abuse of public trust and public money.