The Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS) has been made aware that 3 children sadly died within days of each other last week in Wagina, South Choiseul.
The MHMS is taking this cluster of deaths very seriously and a 6-member team, comprising of doctors, nurses and other health experts from Taro Hospital, are on the ground in Wagina, to investigate the causes of deaths. The investigation will be comprehensive and will examine all possible causes.
There have been some social media posts suggesting that the deaths may be related to the recent mass drug administration (MDA) in the community. However, this is unlikely as it is believed that not all children received the medicines and there are also reports of severe food-poisoning in the community following a party. The health investigation team is on the ground to ascertain the causes and look at the events prior to these unfortunate deaths.
