Long-serving Adjumani nurse collapses, dies
The entire community of Adjumani General Hospital and the health department of Adjumani district was on Thursday left grieving following the sudden death of Regina Kajo, a nursing officer attached to Adjumani general hospital.
Regina, 59, who has worked in the hospital for more than 20 years collapsed at her home and died at hospital on Thursday morning, according to family members.
The district health officer, Dr Dominic Drametu said the nurse had been battling blood pressure for “a long time”, although the actual cause of her death was yet to be ascertained by the time of filing this story.
“Although we are yet to ascertain the cause of her death, we suspect that she might have died of pressure,” Dr Drametu said.
Drametu said: “She is one of our senior staff. She has been serving here for a long period of time even when I was the Medical superintendent of Adjumani General Hospital. We shall greatly miss her services in the hospital”.
Ms Olivia Lalia Ouma the principal assistant Nursing officer at Adjumani general hospital described Regina as a committed, dedicated nursing officer who served diligently, adding that she was a reliable nurse who always had time for her patients.
“Personally, I am alarmed about the death of Regina. We have lost a key person in the hospital, and I am really pained by her death,” Ouma said.
By MARKO TAIBOT
