Death of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s son prompts calls for overhaul of Nigeria’s healthcare sector
Pleas for scrutiny of system fraught with accusations of negligence after one-year-old’s death in hospitalNigerians have called for urgent reforms to the healthcare sector after the death of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s 21-month-old son prompted an outpouring of grief and accounts of negligence...
<p>Pleas for scrutiny of system fraught with accusations of negligence after one-year-old’s death in hospital</p><p>Nigerians have called for urgent reforms to the healthcare sector after <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jan/12/chimamanda-ngozi-adichie-accuses-lagos-hospital-negligence-son-death">the death</a> of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s 21-month-old son prompted an outpouring of grief and accounts of negligence and inadequate care.</p><p>In a leaked WhatsApp message, the bestselling author said she had been told by a doctor that the resident anaesthesiologist at the Lagos hospital treating her son Nkanu Nnamdi had administered an overdose of the sedative propofol.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/16/nigeria-call-overhaul-healthcare-sector-death-bestselling-author-toddler">Continue reading...</a>
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