The family said it had to go as far as Nasarawa State to procure the WHO-recommended Ribavirin medication since neither IDH nor any other hospital in Lagos could provide one.
Relatives of a patient infected with Lassa Fever- an acute viral hemorrhagic illness transmitted to humans through contact with food or household items contaminated by infected rodents or infected persons, have lamented poor treatment and management at the Infectious Disease Hospital , Yaba, Lagos State.
“But since Wednesday when we reported at the IDH, apart from isolating the patients and the relatives exposed to the infection at a ward, we had to purchase all medications needed,” Mr Ale said. for the infection treatment could not be found in Lagos and that the family had to travel to as far as Nasarawa State to procure one.
Ondo State is currently leading on the log of Lassa fever infections in Nigeria, according to data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control . He also claimed that the critically ill patient and her 10-day-old baby were isolated in a room alongside a 65-year-old grandmother and her mother-in-law who is in her 70s without adequate care.
Ribavirin, an antiviral drug, according to CDC, has been used with success in Lassa fever patients. It is most effective when given early in the course of the illness.When contacted, the Chief Medical Director of IDH Yaba, Bowale Abimbola, confirmed the Lassa fever case but failed to respond to the allegations.
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