PAHO Report on Baby Deaths Undergoing Internal Assessments; Minister Deyalsingh Denies Cover-Up
Health Minister assures that P.A.H.O. report of baby deaths will be made public after internal assessments.
Trinidad and Tobago – June 26, 2024 – News of the PAHO report on the tragic deaths of seven babies at the Port-of-Spain General Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) has many citizens anxiously waiting to learn its contents. However, despite being handed over to the Ministry of Health (on June 21, 2024), the details remain undisclosed to the public.
In a press release on Sunday (June 23, 2024), the Minister of Health stated that the report will undergo internal assessments by clinical and technical staff before being publicized. Does this imply an attempt to cover up the details? This question was posed by Opposition Senator Wade Mark to Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh in the Senate today. Deyalsingh firmly assured that there was no cover-up, emphasizing that the internal review is standard practice before public release.
News of the PAHO report on the death of seven babies at the Port of Spain General Hospital has many citizens anxiously waiting to learn its contents. However, despite being handed over to the Ministry of Health, the details remain undisclosed to the public. In a press release on Sunday, the Minister of Health stated that the report will undergo internal assessments before being publicized. Does this imply an attempt to cover up the details? This question was posed by Opposition Senator Wade Mark to Minister of Health Terrance Deyalsingh in the Senate today. Deyalsingh assured that there was no cover-up.
