Kit Layog
Apr 18, 2008, 09:30 PM
Philippine medics risk the sack for YouTube posting
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine medical staff who allegedly
videoed a man having an operation to remove a perfume
canister from his anus and then posted it on the Internet
risk the sack, a Department of Health official said on
Wednesday.
"We have to investigate first to determine the facts. If true,
the staff concerned should of course be made answerable
to (the) full extent for violating the patient's right to privacy
and confidentiality," said Health Undersecretary Alexander
Padilla.
The video, which was posted on YouTube, showed
medical personnel from a hospital in the central
Philippines holding their cell phones and pointing them at
the patient while a doctor removed the canister.
The clip has since been removed from YouTube, a
popular video-sharing Web site.
Padilla said the staff could be dismissed and their licenses
revoked if found guilty of violating laws. "Not to mention
cases that may be filed by the party for damages and the
like," he added
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine medical staff who allegedly
videoed a man having an operation to remove a perfume
canister from his anus and then posted it on the Internet
risk the sack, a Department of Health official said on
Wednesday.
"We have to investigate first to determine the facts. If true,
the staff concerned should of course be made answerable
to (the) full extent for violating the patient's right to privacy
and confidentiality," said Health Undersecretary Alexander
Padilla.
The video, which was posted on YouTube, showed
medical personnel from a hospital in the central
Philippines holding their cell phones and pointing them at
the patient while a doctor removed the canister.
The clip has since been removed from YouTube, a
popular video-sharing Web site.
Padilla said the staff could be dismissed and their licenses
revoked if found guilty of violating laws. "Not to mention
cases that may be filed by the party for damages and the
like," he added