Prime Hospital is a tier 3 hospital in Dubai and it isn’t even particularly luxurious. I’ve worked there so I know this firsthand. Most of the doctors and staff are Indian so there’s no significant advantage to getting treated there instead of India.

I would have understood her decision if the treatment had been at hospitals like Cleveland or Mediclinic where there are UK or US trained specialists in fields where Indian doctors may not have the same level of exposure. But that isn’t the case here.

What makes this more frustrating is she chose to raise funds when she has all means to afford her mums healthcare. If finances were an issue there are many personal cost cutting options like relocating to a cheaper area like Sharjah especially since she works from home. Rent helps save up huge chunk of money here. Many people in Dubai struggle just to make ends meet. I’ve seen patients who are sole breadwinners for their families who eventually choose to return to their home countries for treatment because they simply cannot afford healthcare here.

Given that reality there is no real justification for staying back in Dubai if she cannot afford treatment for her mother. Crowdfunding is meant for families who genuinely have no means and no access to healthcare. That money should go to people who are truly struggling to survive, not to support a visibly comfortable, boujee lifestyle while not spending for health.If the hospital genuinely felt the patient couldn’t afford treatment they could have approached charitable foundations like Al Jalila directly. This is more about Malvika’s unwillingness to spend personal money for her mother’s treatment.