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Guyana's health authorities probing deaths of two children at hospital
The Ministry of Health has started an investigation into the deaths of two children at the New Amsterdam Regional Hospital in East Berbice-Corentyne, Guyana, who were taken to the health institution within a 24-hour period.
The Ministry of Health has instructed that an expert group be dispatched to the New Amsterdam Hospital to further investigate the circumstances surrounding the deaths of the two children, the ministry said in a statement.
The hospital saying it is “.deeply saddened” at the deaths, noted that on April 15, nine-year-old Arianna Mahabir was admitted “in critical condition”.
It said “While preparations were being made to transfer the patient to the GPHC (Georgetown Public Health Corporation) the child suffered a cardiac arrest and died in the Intensive Care Unit”
The New Amsterdam Regional Hospital said that prior to the admission of the nine-year-old, her brother, Ricardo Mahabir, was brought into the hospital on Sunday, April 14, 2024, with no sign of life.
“Both cases are presently being investigated and have engaged all relevant authorities.
The Ministry of Health has started an investigation into the deaths of two children at the New Amsterdam Regional Hospital in East Berbice-Corentyne, Guyana, who were taken to the health institution within a 24-hour period.
The Ministry of Health has instructed that an expert group be dispatched to the New Amsterdam Hospital to further investigate the circumstances surrounding the deaths of the two children, the ministry said in a statement.
The hospital saying it is “.deeply saddened” at the deaths, noted that on April 15, nine-year-old Arianna Mahabir was admitted “in critical condition”.
It said “While preparations were being made to transfer the patient to the GPHC (Georgetown Public Health Corporation) the child suffered a cardiac arrest and died in the Intensive Care Unit”
The New Amsterdam Regional Hospital said that prior to the admission of the nine-year-old, her brother, Ricardo Mahabir, was brought into the hospital on Sunday, April 14, 2024, with no sign of life.
“Both cases are presently being investigated and have engaged all relevant authorities.
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