Dr Isha Anand, Chief Pharmacist, The Nairobi Hospital
A Kenyan medical and health expert has called out the conflict of interest in the appointment of Dr. Isha Anand to the Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB).
Mr Isaac Opondo complained that Dr Isha is the Chief Pharmacist at the Nairobi Hospital and therefore would not discharge her mandate fairly.
“This gazette notice speak volume, Dr Isha Anand is the chief pharmacist at @thenairobihosp , How is she going to work for an institution and also regulate it? (PPB),” he posed
Gazette Notice: Isha Anand appointment
Mr Opondo added that the appointment seems suspect since the Nairobi Hospital is facing a court case where one of their doctors bangled a treatment in which a minor died.
” In anticipation of a court battle that will have @ppbkenya staff testifying in court the @thenairobihosp has placed one of their staff at the board as an intimidation tactic. It is her affidavit that the PPB staff will be responding to,” he reveals.
Mr Opondo is Ryan Opondo’s father.
The Story of Ryan Opondo
In 2021, the senior Opondo wrote a Twitter thread revealing how his son died at the Nairobi Hospital in the hands of negligent doctors.
Ryan, a vibrant young boy who had just gotten home from school, did his homework and played with his friends before retreating back home.
READ: Heartbreaking Plight Of Nurses At The Nairobi Hospital
At around 9 PM that night, he complained of a backache and was given paracetamol but the pain did not subside.
The father consulted a pediatrician who referred him to the Nairobi Hospital where they checked in and he was given several medications.
After the medications, the boy’s father says things took a left turn as at around 2 AM, Ryan became drowsy and the doctors forced his admission to hospital.
Ryan Opondo Vs The Nairobi Hospital
“At casualty, he was given several medications including Morphine, a powerful opioid. We initially declined the admission request by the doctor because he seemed ok. Ryan was given ketorolac at 2 AM and this changed everything, Ketorolac was given off label and is not indicated for his management, he became drowsy and sleepy forcing us to agree to admit,” the father says.
On admission, Ryan was continued on morphine at 3ml/h and Gabapentin was introduced on his management.
These two medications, Morphine and gabapentin should not be used together and thus Ryan was overdosed on the drugs.
The father accuses Nairobi hospital doctors and staff of not giving his son a life-saving medication Naloxone which would have reversed the morphine overdose immediately.
I am a broken father. I have lost my son. The negligence at @thenairobihosp has cost the life of my dear son Ryan Hawi. The doctor injected him with the wrong dose. Now he is no more. I need #Justice4RyanHawi
This is how it started pic.twitter.com/qj1ArSEqrs— IsaacDBA (@Opondoi) December 3, 2021
He also says that the doctors failed to perform Hemodialysis to remove Gabapentin which would have been essential in saving Ryan’s life.
According to the boy’s father who is seeking justice, the negligence by doctors at Nairobi Hospital caused his son’s death within four days.
“This appointment is in breach of the law,” Opondo concludes.
What the law says on such appointments
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