By Mia Anthony
The recent deaths of children in Berbice have brought back harrowing memories for a West Demerara family whose five-year-old daughter died last September
Umawattie Gonace, mother of five-year old, Jai-devi Gurdyal told the Sunday Stabroek that her daughter’s case is now at a standstill. “It is seven months now and no update on anything from the Ministry of Health [MoH].”
The ministry frequently promises answers but these are never forthcoming.
Gonace shared that she is reminded of her daughter now more than ever with the recent news of children dying inexplicably. “One case I saw was of a nineteen-month-old baby who went to the West Demerara Regional Hospital and died, [so] when I see these things on my phone I swipe because I remember this is how my child died”.