The disciplinary committee of the Medical Council of Guyana is still reviewing the findings of investigations into the deaths of three children, who died at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) in January after being administered cancer drugs.
Head of the council Dr Navindranauth Rambaran, when contacted for an update on Thursday, told Stabroek News that the matter is still with the disciplinary committee. He said that he could not speak further on the matter. It is unclear when the committee’s recommendations would be made. The findings from the investigations have been with the committee for the past month.
In January, following the deaths of seven-year-old Curwayne Edwards, who died on January 14th, three-year-old Roshini Seegobin, of Enmore, East Coast Demerara, who died on January 18th and six-year-old Sharezer Mendonca, of Queenstown, Essequibo Coast, who died on January 24th, the GPH and the Ministry of Public Health launched separate investigations.
The three children had leukemia and were treated by the same team of doctors.
The investigations found that the medication was incorrectly administered and standard operating procedures were not followed.
The three doctors who were directly involved were relieved of their duties and subsequently sent on administrative leave on January 29th. They remain on leave.
