Africa-Press – Namibia. The Oshikoto health directorate is investigating a case of wrong medication administered to a patient.
This follows complaints by the mother of a 22-year-old learner who said the Onandjokwe State Hospital wrongly administered psychosis injections to her daughter, which has caused a disturbance to her mental capacity.
Paulina Henghono told New Era that she took her daughter Selma Nakatumbe to the local clinic when she experienced neck pain, and was referred to the Onandjokwe State Hospital on 28 October 2023.
When they arrived at the hospital, her daughter was administered five injections.
“We went home, and the following day Selma started running away naked and screaming,” Henghono narrated.
They went back to the hospital, but were referred to the Oshakati Intermediate Hospital.
“When we arrived at the Oshakati hospital, nurses refused to assist us. They sent us back to Onandjokwe,” the mother said.
Her daughter was given another dose of medication, and this helped her get better.
“One of the nurses read through the health cards, and asked for my cell phone number,” she added.
Henghono said when they got home, she received a call from the nurse, asking her to go back to the hospital so that she (nurse) could share something confidential with her.
“The nurse told me Selma was injected with medication for psychotic people, but that I should not tell people that I heard it from her (nurse),” the mother narrated.
Henghono continued that her daughter no longer attends school because her mind is affected by the injections she received.
“She is still not okay. She is just home doing nothing because she is now mentally ill,” she stressed.
Her daughter functioned normally before she received the injections, she continued.
Health director in the Oshikoto region Joshua Nghipangelwa yesterday said he would ask the medical superintendent and management of Onandjokwe to conduct a preliminary investigation into this matter.
“Action will be taken after investigations have been completed,” he added.
Nghipangelwa said if Nakatumbe’s situation has not improved, she must be taken to hospital as soon as possible for better treatment.
He urged members of the public to always report these kinds of issues on time so that action can be taken.
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