by S’ola Filani

A two-month-old baby has died at the Daughters of Charity Hospital, Kubwa, the Federal Capital Territory, FCT,  as a result of lack of oxygen for treatment following the nation wide strike embarked upon by doctors.

The baby reportedly had high fever and was brought to the hospital when the situation became critical and the mother was allegedly told by the doctor on duty that the condition was extremely bad.

Although the medical team was said to have made frantic efforts to revive the baby that was brought to the hospital about 12 am Sunday, the efforts did not yield  result as the baby gave up at about 4pm that day.

According to report, if the baby had been placed on oxygen at the time he was brought there,  perhaps, he would have lived.

Vanguard reports that the mother of the baby, was inconsolable as she cried uncontrollably, while the hospital management kept mute.

Also, the medical doctor who tried to revive the baby to no avail was in a bad mood.

“People are dying daily as a result of the strike while the demands include mundane things like justifying the need for better conditions of service because you spent more years in the university than other health workers. The NMA should be reasonable with their demands.”  the senator representing Anambra North and a member of the Senate Committee on Health,  Okadigbo, said in an interview.

, “I have a personal experience on the issue of strike in the health sector. About 11 years ago, when my husband (the late Chuba Okadigbo) was sick and we had to take him to hospital,  we took him round three hospitals in Abuja here and he eventually gave up.

“It is a bit difficult to understand while someone who took an oath to save lives and failed to think about it but rather chooses to go against that oath. To me, it is personal but we can only appeal. We at the Senate Committee level had a meeting with them.

“Yes, some of their demands were reasonable. They need improved conditions of service, but some of the demands are a bit frivolous in my opinion but we can only appeal that they should all come together and find a way to resolve the issue.” she said.