An investigation is underway in relation to the death of a baby boy at the Nausori Health Centre earlier this week.
Minister for Health Jone Usamate said the issue has been raised with him and they regret the unfortunate incident.
A couple had taken their 9-month-old baby to the CWM Hospital on Tuesday night as the child had difficulty in breathing.
The father of the baby, Alvin Chandra Krishan said when they arrived at the hospital, they were attended to by a nurse who put their baby on nebulizer.
Krishan said that after a few minutes, their baby’s condition worsened.
He said they complained to the nurse and were only informed that the doctor is attending to another patient.
He also claimed that after half an hour, they were informed that there were no doctors available.
Krishan said they could not afford to take their baby to a private doctor.
They rushed their child to the Nausori Health Center but it was too late as their baby passed away.
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