4-Year-Old Child Dies After Allegedly Being Administered Wrong Injection At Private Hospital

A 4-year-old girl has allegedly died after being administered a wrong injection at a private hospital in Pakistan.

The incident took place in Hyderabad’s Latifabad area Sunday, local media reported. The child had been brought to the hospital because she was suffering from cough and nausea, the victim's family told the media. A staff member reportedly gave the injection to the child, following which she died, ARY News reported.

The family members blamed the doctor and hospital staff for showing negligence that took the life of the girl, ANI reported. After the family members protested, the doctor and hospital staff fled from the medical facility, reports claimed, citing eyewitnesses.

It remains unclear what type of injection was given to the child, which allegedly led to her death. The family members demanded an investigation into the death of the minor.

However, so far, the authorities or the hospital members have not reacted to the claims made by the victim's family.

Recently, a 3-month-old child in India had died after he was administered the BCG vaccine, which was given to children to prevent tuberculosis. The incident took place Friday near the city of Patna, located in the country's eastern state of Bihar. The child was given the vaccine at an Anganwadi – a rural child care center in the country. After receiving the vaccine, the child’s health deteriorated, and he was declared dead at a sub-divisional hospital. Family members blamed the center where the child was given the vaccine. An autopsy was conducted to confirm the exact cause of death; however, the details have not been revealed. An investigation was currently underway into the incident.

In yet another case in Pakistan, a 14-year-old boy died in December after being administered an alleged wrong injection by a quack in the country. The incident took place in Qazi Ahmed, a Taluka of Sindh’s Nawabshah district. The father of the deceased teen told the local media at the time his son was rushed to a private clinic in Qazi Ahmed after his health worsened. The body of the boy was moved to Qazi Ahmed Civil Hospital for an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death. The police raided the clinic of the doctor, but he had escaped from the scene, ARY News reported.