On the afternoon of September 29, a representative of Children's Hospital 2 said that a 3-month-old boy - admitted to the hospital 20 days ago and initially diagnosed with pneumonia - had died.
During his stay in the hospital, the child suffered from severe pneumonia, poor response to treatment, progression to septic shock, sepsis, and multiple organ damage. Doctors tried their best to save him but he passed away on September 26.
Previously, this child was admitted to the hospital after children at the Rose Shelter (District 12) were found to have been abused and were transferred to different care centers. The child who just died was transferred to the Go Vap Child Care and Protection Center for care.
Children's Hospital 2, Ho Chi Minh City is reporting this death to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health and the Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control. The deceased child was handed over to the Go Vap Center for Child Care and Protection at 10:30 a.m. on September 27.
Previously, on August 28, a girl who had been at the Rose Orphanage was also admitted to Children's Hospital 2 with severe pneumonia, requiring oxygen support, and then recovered and was discharged.
Hoa Hong Shelter is legally represented and directly managed by Ms. Giap Thi Song Huong (50 years old, from Bac Giang). The facility has 12 nannies and 2 drivers. The nannies here take care of 86 orphans from newborns to a few years old (exceeding the allowed number of 47 children). However, child abuse often occurs here.
On September 6, nannies Nguyen Thi Ngoc Cam and Diep Ngoc Tuyen were arrested for Torturing Others. Working with the investigation agency, these women admitted that while taking care of the orphans, they had repeatedly beaten them to "fear them and not cause trouble."
After the incident, the authorities checked and recorded that Hoa Hong Shelter had 86 children, including: 15 children under 1 year old; 37 children from 1-3 years old; 31 children studying at preschool outside; 3 children in hospital. After that, all children were taken to public facilities for care, including: Tam Binh Children's Protection Center, Thu Duc Youth Village, Go Vap Children's Protection Center.
