A family is claiming the death of a two year old boy was due to the toddler received the wrong injection at Fuvahmulah Atoll Hospital, Haveeru reports.
The boy was taken to hospital because he was vomiting, and was given three injections and put on a drip by a doctor, the family said.
The boy’s condition began to improve gradually, however a nurse administered another injection that night, they claimed, adding that there were two needles on the tray she was carrying.
A family member told Haveeru that shortly after he was given the injection, the boy complained of a headache and started shivering.
“When we went to the nurse’s station and told them what was happening, the nurse who had administered the injection promptly left,” the family member told the newspaper. “A short while later the boy stopped moving and was taken to Addu under emergency condition.”
The child was rushed to IGMH hospital in Male, but died on Thursday night, the family member said.
The family have asked police, the Health Ministry, the Human Rights Commission and the Child Protection Department to investigate the matter.