The Department of Health has launched an investigation into the death of a toddler who allegedly died at M’Africa Clinic while waiting for an ambulance.
This follows after a post on Facebook went viral on Wednesday stating how disappointed and hurt a family is because their three-year-old has died. The death is allegedly due to lack of services by the M’Africa Clinic staff members.
In the post, Didi Diedie stated that they had taken a toddler to the clinic and they waited for three hours while the toddler was vomiting and allegedly the little one was not attended to.
Diedie continued by asking the Department of Health to intervene because the child could have grown to be someone in the community.
According to the department, it was shocked when they learned about the incident.
MEC for health, Sasekani Manzini has called for an urgent intervention into the matter by conducting an immediate investigation to determine what exactly happened. “This is a very sad matter – a child’s life has been lost. We need to get to the bottom of the matter to determine what exactly happened,” she said.
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“The incident allegedly took place on Tuesday morning. It is alleged that the child arrived at the clinic while in a life-threatening condition and was not attended and treated accordingly.”
Manzini said the family will be kept up-to-date regarding the developments of the matter.
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“We shall ensure that we keep the family informed about any developments so that they are not left in the dark. For now, we send our deepest condolences to the bereaved family,” she said.
Some social media users responded to the post by sharing their personal experiences at M’Africa Clinic.
