Patient story - Rihan Neupane: Missed case of meningitis leads to newborn in a vegetative state (26 August 2022)

Summary

This article and video tell the story of Rihan Neupane, a baby born prematurely in Dhapasi, Nepal, who was left in a vegetative state following a series of medical errors including a missed diagnosis of meningitis. His parents had chosen a private international hospital for their maternity care, but were let down by a series of medical errors including Rihan being mistakenly given a massive paracetamol overdose. Although external hospital safety inspectors found the hospital negligent on many counts, the hospital continued to deny any wrongdoing or responsibility for Rihan's condition.

Rihan's father Sanjeev Neupane talks about his family's experience in the embedded video.