In Ecuador, twelve newborns have died at a hospital in Guayaquil, sparking allegations of medical negligence and exposing critical shortages of medical equipment. The tragic deaths have prompted investigations by health authorities, the National Assembly, and the State Attorney General's Office. The case has ignited national outrage, with officials vowing to hold responsible parties accountable. Families of the victims are demanding justice as questions mount about the hospital's care standards. Stay with us for further developments in this ongoing investigation.
00:00Ecuador is in the national and international public eye again after a local media reported that 18 newborns died from an infection caused by reused nasal cannulas.
00:15Days later, the Ministry of Health confirmed the deaths of 12 babies, but attributed the cause of two of these cases to be related to a bacterial infection, while the other deaths were attributed to medical complications.
00:26This immediately generated reactions from the public who denounced that this is the result of government mismanagement in the health sector.
00:41Take action on the matter, check and see which doctors are qualified to operate on the children, so that this does not happen again to other parents, to other mothers, so that the government becomes aware.
00:53I think that people should join in so that this does not go unpunished, as well as the things that are happening here in Ecuador, especially not only in our city, but in all the cities that are like this.
01:12I do call on the president to take action in this matter.
01:14And they are not the only ones who reject and criticize what happened.
01:25The case provoked the reaction of various authorities such as the mayor of Guayacul, who condemned the incident, assuring that the nasal cannulas do not cost more than four dollars.
01:33He said that the social action department of the municipality will approach the relatives to help in whatever is necessary.
01:44Meanwhile, the legislature summoned the doctors of the hospital where the newborns died, the minister of health and the state attorney general to appear, while the public prosecutor's office began an investigation into the terrible event.
01:54They also have to improve care because there are really a lot of bacteria, and it's really in all hospitals, and that's why they have to put more budget and more attention in health and education, the government.
02:10Meanwhile, concern and tension in Ecuador is growing as they denounce that this is the result of a series of irregularities and a lack of supplies in the public health system.
02:23The situation in the country is very tense, starting with budget cuts, the lack of medicines and the dismissal of medical personnel.
02:30In fact, there are some things that we actually have to buy, and that are expensive medicines, and that worries us because we are people who do not have the necessary resources to be able to run to a pharmacy and buy things.
02:46This is in Cotopaxi, on the coast, in short, everywhere.
02:49Meanwhile, the Agency for Quality Assurance of Health Services and Prepared Medicine announced that it would initiate a quality audit and analysis of the cases to clarify the 12 deaths of newborns in Ecuador.
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