Father of deaf child loses medical malpractice suit
The High Court has upheld a ruling against the father of a deaf child who is seeking MVR7.1 million (US$460,440) as compensation for causing permanent loss of hearing in his daughter.
14 Sep 2015, 9:00 AM
The High Court has upheld a ruling against the father of a deaf child who is seeking MVR7.1 million (US$460,440) as compensation over alleged medical malpractice by a regional hospital.
Ahmed Ihusan blamed an injection from a doctor at the Gaaf Dhaal regional hospital in southern Thinadhoo Island for causing permanent loss of hearing in his then-three-year-old daughter, Aishath Iyan, in July 2007.
The doctor administered an antibiotic called gentamicin to reduce swelling on her left hand. A specialist had later determined that the cause of deafness was an overdose of the medicine.
After losing his lawsuit against the health ministry at the civil court in 2009, Ihusan appealed its judgment at the appellate court.
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