The Lagos State Chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, on Wednesday, declared a 5-day statewide mourning period over the death of their colleague, Dr. Diaso Vwaere, a medical house officer, who died as a result of injuries sustained when she was trapped in an elevator at the Lagos General Hospital for more than 40 minutes.
In a press statement jointly signed by the State Chairman, Dr. Benjamin Olowojebutu, and Secretary, Dr. Ismail Ajibowo, the doctors who commensurate with the family of the deceased directed doctors in the three government hospitals on the island- General Hospital Lagos, Lagos Island Maternity Hospital, and Massey Street Children Hospital to commence indefinite strike action until the investigations are completed and justice served.
The press statement reads in parts: “NMA Lagos State received with rude shock the death of one of our members, Dr. Diaso Vwaere, a medical house officer, whose death occurred as a result of injuries sustained when the elevator she was in crashed.
This is heartbreaking, heart-wrenching, and quite unfortunate. We commiserate with her immediate family, her colleagues on the island, the Medical Guild, and all body of doctors in Lagos State. Information we got was that she was trapped in the elevator for more than 40mins before she was rescued.
We were also reliably informed that there was no blood available for resuscitation, and this has become a recurring issue as a result of the review made by the government on the previous policy on blood donation. To us, this was an avoidable death and, unfortunately, it was allowed to happen. We are pained and we are mourning.JAMB Result
“We are well aware that this same elevator has been a source of problem for many years during which several complaints have been made to all relevant agencies with no respite.
