A 41-year-old man died at the Famagusta General Hospital, and health minister Michael Damianos requested a probe into his death on Friday. There were claims that the doctors there did not have the proper training to save his life.
The individual had sickle cell anaemia, and both the Panyprian sickle cell association and the National Thalassaemia Committee claim that doctors were not in contact with each other or provided guidance on how to care for the patient.
The incident was first reported by Phileleftheros, who claimed that the physicians had “done everything humanly possible to save his life.” However, they lacked the expertise or information required to take prompt, decisive action.
The 41-year-old was admitted to the general hospital in Famagusta on Monday due to excruciating pain.
The president of the National Thalassaemia Committee, Androulla Eleftheriou, stated that “despite the fact that doctors did everything they humanly could to save his life, they lacked the necessary knowledge and specialisation to act immediately and effectively.”
Eleftheriou “By the time they figured out which doctor and which department would take over and carry out a blood transfusion, which is necessary in these cases, his condition deteriorated rapidly, resulting in his death.”
Phileleftheros reports that the man passed away on Wednesday.
Since then, Damianos has taken action to request that the state health services (Okypy) provide him with a fact-finding report within a month.
(Source: Cyprus Mail)
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