Public Health Minister Volda Lawrence yesterday disclosed that her ministry has requested technical assistance from the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) to aid in the probe of the deaths of three children at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC) after they were administered with chemotherapy treatment.
Since the deaths of Curwayne Edwards, Roshani Seegobin and Sharezer Mendonca, the GPHC has promised thorough investigations. All three children were paralyzed after being given the medication and they subsequently died.
This is the first time the minister is speaking on the matter since the deaths of the children two weeks ago. In a live video streamed on Facebook on the Department of Public Information page, Lawrence expressed sympathy to the families of the children and said that assistance from PAHO was sought in an effort to ensure there is transparency in the investigation.
