Doctors, nurses involved in death of Evita Singh and baby should resign – family

Evita Singh

The family of Evita Singh, the 34-year-old mother who died along with her unborn baby at the George-town Public Hospital (GPH) after doctors induc-ed labour, are demanding that the doctors and nurses resign.

Singh, a mother of two, died at the hospital on September 6. She was taken there after she started showing signs of chikungunya and was treated for the fever. During that time, doctors decided to induce labour, using Cytotec tablets.

Relatives accused the doctors and nurses of inserting six of the pills over a two-day period to induce labour. They had also blamed hospital officials for negligence because Singh was