The Lagos State government, through the Office of the Public Defender , has averted the death of a two-week-old baby who was severely jaundiced at birth, but was refused urgent blood transfusion by the parents due to religious reasons.
The baby girl was delivered prematurely at a private hospital in Surulere to a family residing at Abata Close, Orile-Iganmu. “It was the critical health condition of the baby and deviant position of the parents that made a concerned member of the public inform the Lagos Office of the Public Defender to save the child from untimely death.
”The rescued baby, who lost weight due to lack of medical attention, is currently enjoying a free medical treatment in line with the current administration’s policy of free and qualitative medical services for the people of the state.