The Lagos State Government has confirmed that a 15-day-old baby has tested positive for Lassa Fever in the state following an earlier confirmation and an ongoing treatment of the baby’s mother at the state-owned Infectious Disease Hospital , Yaba.
A relative of the family who spoke to our reporter, Olaitan Ale, accused the management of lacking necessary medications and consumables and that it took the family to travel as far as Nasarawa State to procure the WHO-recommended Ribavirin drug to manage the patient. According to Mr Ale, the medication the family procured in Nasarawa is currently being used to take care of the patients.
Mr Abayomi wrote: “The attention of the Lagos State Government has been drawn to an online news report published in the Premium Times of Thursday, 6 April, 2023 titled, ‘Lassa Fever: Family Alleges Poor Care At Lagos Hospital’, wherein it was reported that relatives of a patient infected with Lassa Fever alleged poor management of the patient at the Lagos Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba. This is not true.
The commissioner said through the state’s prompt intervention and management, “the mother and baby are stable. They are responding well to treatment.”Mr Abayomi said a sample was collected from the newborn for investigation in line with the standard protocol of contact tracing. “The sample also tested positive. The mother and baby are on appropriate medication and receiving adequate management, care, and attention at our facility.
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)
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