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Family contests hospital’s declaration that relative died of COVID-19.
Family contests hospital’s declaration that relative died of COVID-19.
COVID-19 diagnoses by private and government hospitals are increasingly being contested by famliy members. The town of Douala has witnessed the bulk of such disagreements whereby families of victims lament at exorbitant bills in private medical institutions and alleged false diagnosis.
One of the most recent cases includes a family in Douala that battled over a corpse this week. In a social media video, they explained that they were asked to deposit the sum of 250,000 FCFA (about 500 US dollars) and will be called back, which they did.
Upon returning, the family says they were asked to pay 1.5 million FCFA (close to $2,500) before they can see their father. Unable to afford the sum, the health personnel notified the family that their father passed away from the COVID-19 virus, sparking outrage at the hospital.
To them, their patient never died of the virus. “How does he (the doctor) want me to sign that papa has COVID-19 when he doesn’t? … They had said he had a cardiac arrest”, said one of the angry family members.
The incident that occurred Tuesday is one of several others that have put the family of a deceased patient at loggerheads with hospital authorities.
About a week ago a doctor in a Douala hospital was beaten up by the family of a lady who passed away for diagnosing her with COVID-19. Their mother, they said, died of some other disease.
Though government has condemned the aggression against medical staff, they say they need more than that and are not being well appreciated for their role in the fight against the deadly virus.