There have been mixed reactions and condolences on social media since the news broke out yesterday that Dr Vwaere Diaso passed away in a Lagos hospital following a tragic event.
Diaso, who had just two weeks left to complete her housemanship at the general hospital in Odan, Lagos was confirmed dead moments after the elevator she took crashed from the 10th floor to the ground floor.
According to reports, she was still alive after she was rescued from the dismantled elevator one hour after it collapsed. She gave up the ghost as a result of negligence of the hospital who left her unattended to.
To this regard, the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) released a statement declaring a 5-day statewide mourning period in honor of Diaso.
The NMA described her death as an avoidable death which was allowed to happen. They also stated that they are well aware that various complaints have been made regarding the elevator which has been faulty for many years. Unfortunately, nothing was done to prevent this unfortunate event from happening.
The statement read:
"The 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, Medical Guild, and all body of doctors in Lagos State. Information we got was that she was trapped in the elevator for more than 40 mins 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 it's unfortunate that it was allowed to happen. We are pained and we are mourning. 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.
It is very painful that at a time when the country is battling with unprecedented brain drain, a young colleague that would have been Social Secretary expected to attend to 6000 Nigerians was allowed to die a needless death."
In conclusion, the NMA urged its members to honor Dr Diaso and join in a statewide mourning period. They also demanded that a thorough investigation is carried out to make sure justice is served.
They also urged the Lagos State government to improve the blood transfusion system in the state and also improve all infrastructures in government hospitals immediately to avoid similar events from occurring.
Diaso, who had just two weeks left to complete her housemanship at the general hospital in Odan, Lagos was confirmed dead moments after the elevator she took crashed from the 10th floor to the ground floor.
According to reports, she was still alive after she was rescued from the dismantled elevator one hour after it collapsed. She gave up the ghost as a result of negligence of the hospital who left her unattended to.
To this regard, the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) released a statement declaring a 5-day statewide mourning period in honor of Diaso.
The NMA described her death as an avoidable death which was allowed to happen. They also stated that they are well aware that various complaints have been made regarding the elevator which has been faulty for many years. Unfortunately, nothing was done to prevent this unfortunate event from happening.
The statement read:
"The 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, Medical Guild, and all body of doctors in Lagos State. Information we got was that she was trapped in the elevator for more than 40 mins 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 it's unfortunate that it was allowed to happen. We are pained and we are mourning. 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.
It is very painful that at a time when the country is battling with unprecedented brain drain, a young colleague that would have been Social Secretary expected to attend to 6000 Nigerians was allowed to die a needless death."
In conclusion, the NMA urged its members to honor Dr Diaso and join in a statewide mourning period. They also demanded that a thorough investigation is carried out to make sure justice is served.
They also urged the Lagos State government to improve the blood transfusion system in the state and also improve all infrastructures in government hospitals immediately to avoid similar events from occurring.