Re: Dengue In Trinidad & Tobago
A Child eight-year-old, Asia Archibald on Thursday died from Dengue.. The Standard Three pupil of the Arima Girls’ RC School was taken to Mt Hope on Wednesday at about 4 pm, after doctors at the Arima Health Facility transferred her and ordered that tests be carried out to determine if she was suffering from dengue fever.
Although it usually takes 24 hours before results are received, Archibald’s mother, Anesha Archibald, said her daughter was released at about 3 am on Thursday by officials, who assured her that Asia was well enough to go home.
An autopsy performed on Thursday confirmed the child died as a result of having contracted dengue fever, which led to her developing respiratory problems and being unable to breathe.
The mother was further traumatised after her second daughter, three-year-old, Amia, was diagnosed with dengue fever on Friday. Some are blaming the unresponsive health sector for this and want a full probe into the matter