A lady who lost her mother on Sunday, 15th March 2020, has taken to her Twitter handle to write an open letter to the Governor of Enugu.
According to the lady, her mother died due to the poor treatment she received while in quarantine at the Coronavirus facility in Enugu state. She also stated that the staff treated her mother very poorly.
“In conclusion, l would like to reiterate that the environment of the isolation centre, staff behaviour and the unpreparedness of the Enugu state government resulted to my mother’s unexpected death, ” the heartbroken daughter tweets.
She also pleaded with the government of Enugu State to be prepared to provide better care for any subsequent case so as not to subject anyone else to what her mother went through.
“The objective of this letter is to make sure that no other person will have to go through what my mother went through. I am appealing to the governor of Enugu state to ensure that the funds allocated to the isolation centre is rightly used for the purpose for which it was meant, ” the tweets.
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See Tweets below:
The patient who is my mother unfortunately passed away on Sunday 15th March 2020 having tested negative to the aforementioned virus. She returned to Nigeria on Wednesday 11th March, 2020 after 5 months trip to the UK to visit her children.
— Uchenna Ngwu (@UcheNgwu7) March 17, 2020
Whilst the health workers/officials at ESUTH Colliery Parklane had to take the necessary precautions to protect themselves against this virus, the manner and state at which they treated my mother was inhumane.
— Uchenna Ngwu (@UcheNgwu7) March 17, 2020
My mother was isolated in a dilapidated environment that seems to have been left uninhabitable over a long period of time. The isolation centre in Enugu is an abandoned old section of the hospital, where the grass and debris were being cleared whilst my mother was there.
— Uchenna Ngwu (@UcheNgwu7) March 17, 2020
The staffs at the hospital were unprofessional in the way they handled my mother. She was stigmatized and this made her feel worthless. My mother arrived at the hospital on Friday 13th March, 2020, blood samples were collected on Saturday 14th March, 2020 with results expected on
— Uchenna Ngwu (@UcheNgwu7) March 17, 2020
Monday 16th March, 2020.
As declared by the World Health Organisation (WHO) that this is a global pandemic, one would expect a faster testing time. My mother had to spend 3 days in a dire situation, without adequate health care and unsure of what is happening around her.
— Uchenna Ngwu (@UcheNgwu7) March 17, 2020
Monday 16th March, 2020.
As declared by the World Health Organisation (WHO) that this is a global pandemic, one would expect a faster testing time. My mother had to spend 3 days in a dire situation, without adequate health care and unsure of what is happening around her.
— Uchenna Ngwu (@UcheNgwu7) March 17, 2020
If the result for Covid-19 was ascertained on time, my mother would still be here with us, as she would have been moved to a better equipped hospital with the right experts to deal with her underlying illnesses.
ter— Uchenna Ngwu (@UcheNgwu7) March 17, 2020
After the death of my mother, finding a workable stretcher to move her body was impossible! You would expect any hospital to provide basic facilities such as a stretcher – my mother’s body was carried into the ambulance on a wretched tool.
— Uchenna Ngwu (@UcheNgwu7) March 17, 2020
Considering that the Covid-19 result proved negative, we can conclude that my mother died due to the following reasons –
· The state of the said ‘isolation centre’ ( pictures attached).
· Wrong treatment
· Staff stigmatisation due to lack of training in dealing with such cases.— Uchenna Ngwu (@UcheNgwu7) March 17, 2020
Furthermore, shortly after the news of a suspected Covid-19 patient was published, the Enugu state government responded by releasing 20 Million Naira for the management of the state isolation centre.
— Uchenna Ngwu (@UcheNgwu7) March 17, 2020
In my opinion, that is a little too late as strategies for dealing with the Corona Virus pandemic should have been put in place before now. It should not have taken my mother’s suspected case to prompt an action from the government.
— Uchenna Ngwu (@UcheNgwu7) March 17, 2020
The government should have anticipated this and appropriate measures and facilities put in place.
As l write this, l am sure that no plans has been made for any future case of Covid-19 despite the promised allocated funds.— Uchenna Ngwu (@UcheNgwu7) March 17, 2020
In conclusion, l would like to reiterate that the environment of the isolation centre, staff behaviour and the unpreparedness of the Enugu state government resulted to my mother’s unexpected death.
— Uchenna Ngwu (@UcheNgwu7) March 17, 2020
The objective of this letter is to make sure that no other person will have to go through what my mother went through. I am appealing to the governor of Enugu state to ensure that the funds allocated to the isolation centre is rightly used for the purpose for which it was meant.
— Uchenna Ngwu (@UcheNgwu7) March 17, 2020
I urge the Enugu state government to ensure accountability to this respect.
Sincerely,
A very heartbroken daughter— Uchenna Ngwu (@UcheNgwu7) March 17, 2020
PS: I'm not the victim. I'm only tweeting on her behalf for appropriate action to be take because this is so so sad..
— Uchenna Ngwu (@UcheNgwu7) March 17, 2020
