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northa note of condolence, read by the Secretary of State for Public Health of Angola, Franco Mufinda, the authorities expressed their “deepest dismay” over the death of Silvio Give it, director Clinic of the Maternal and Child Hospital of Ndalatando, “published in a training mission at the David Bernardino Pediatric Hospital, in Luanda, on the night of 01 September, when in police custody, in circumstances not yet completely cleared up. “
Frank Mufinda He said that from the first hour the Ministry of Health has shown solidarity to provide all logistical, psychological and moral support to the family.
“The Ministry of Health joins other institutions of the Executive, especially the Office of the Attorney General of the Republic and the Ministry of the Interior, which initiated a criminal process with a view to clarifying the circumstances in which it occurred (…), as well as the respective responsibility possible offenders, “he said.
The Angolan official stressed that the ministry “reiterates its firm commitment to the life and physical, psychological and moral integrity of doctors and all health professionals, especially at this very particular time.” challenging, in which they are indeed the front line in the fight against COVID-19-19 “, highlighted.
“The Ministry of Health calls on the medical community and all actors from the health system to calm and serenity and not to discourage the noble mission of saving lives, which the Hippocratic oath obliges us to do, ”he said.
Regarding the case, the Angolan Ministry of the Interior, in a statement, confirmed the death of the doctor, who was transferred by the police to a Luanda police station to supposedly driving on public roads without a mask, mandatory, due to the COVID-19-19.
The document states that after going to the police station Catotes, in Rocha Pinto, the method of payment of the fine was explained to the doctor and the latter, not having ATM nearby, he called a close relative to pay the fine.
The note added that the doctor “minutes later, he showed signs of fatigue and began to pass out, having a fall.” cumbersome, which caused minor injuries to the head region. “
“Due to his serious condition, he was transferred to be rescued at the Hospital do Prenda but in the road ended up perishing, “the document underlines, noting that the Criminal Investigation Service intervened, transferring the body to the Hospital morgue. Josina Machel.
According to the authorities, the doctor’s family confirmed that he suffered from hypertension, however, due to legal imperatives, effected autopsy of the corpse to determine the cause of death.
However, the National Union of Doctors of Angola contradicts the police version, adding that after the fall the doctor was presumably locked in the cell and hours later he was found dead.
“Only then did they understand to take him to the Hospital do Prenda, in the police vehicle, where only death was confirmed. His stop cardiorespiratory irreversible, ”says the union.
After meeting him, a group of colleagues from the David Bernardino Pediatric Hospital, where the victim worked, went to that morgue and surprisingly the drawer was full of blood.
“The colleague has an incisive wound, such as a cut in the occipital region, which we suppose has been subjected to aggressions and hard blows that resulted in that wound and abundant bleeding“, highlights the union.
However, a source from the Interior Ministry said that the autopsy carried out in the presence of the family and a prosecutor concluded that the doctor was not subjected to any aggression.
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