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Aga Khan Hospital to pay woman Sh157 million for loss of womb

Surgical team in an operation room. [Getty Images]

The High Court has ordered Aga Khan Hospital to pay a patient Sh157 million for medical negligence in a judgment that sets a new benchmark on failure to offer quality medical care.

Justice Alexander Muteti, in his judgment regarding a woman codenamed N.Q., found that the hospital was liable for permitting Dr Raffique Parker to treat her, despite being aware that he had been disbarred from practising in Uganda.

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