Family believes negligence largely responsible for death of boy, 12, by dengue

2 children died from dengue last month - INews Guyana

Two children from Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) died as a result of dengue last month. This was revealed today at a meeting of the Regional Democratic Council (RDC). One of the children who died has been identified as Lokesh Ibrahim. The RDC was informed that for April alone, there were 332 cases of […] The post 2 children died from dengue last month appeared first on INews Guyana.

Family believes negligence largely responsible for death of boy, 12, by dengue

Lokesh Ibrahim, a 12-year-old student of the Skeldon Line Path Secondary, died after complications with dengue and his family is convinced he could have been saved had the doctors at the Skeldon Hospital took his illness seriously. Lokesh was the eldest of three children. According to his aunt, Ashmina, his mother first took him to the Skeldon Hospital on Saturday. “His mom took him there on Saturday and she [doctor in charge] refused to do any …

Within the framework of the Strategic Plan for the Prevention and Control of Dengue, the Ministry of Health published the “Protocol of implementation for the care and follow-up of children and adolescents with dengue fever without warning signs”. The purpose of the material is to guide the clinical management of this specific population, promote adequate and timely care and avoid saturation of services through the optimization of care circuits a…