Medical negligence costs gov’t P2.8m

Case in point is recent litigation by a couple, Boiketlo and Joyce Dinkeme, who successfully sued the Ministry of Health for P2.8 million as compensation for medical negligence that left the wife (Joyce) disabled. The pair were awarded a lesser compensation after initially demanding a combined total of P3 750 000 plus interest at a rate of 10% per annum from the date of judgment.

Their lawsuit came after the Nyangangwe Referral Hospital (NRH) failed to administer medication to Joyce when she was admitted at the health facility with pregnancy complications in 2021.