The Colombo District Court has ordered the state to pay a sum of Rs. 30 million as compensation to a disabled child following the revelation that her mother had given birth to her as a disabled child due to the negligence on the part of the doctors and staff of the Gampaha District Hospital.
The child and her mother obtained this order as part of a lawsuit against the hospital administration for medical negligence.
The Secretary to the Ministry of Health and the Attorney General were named as the defendants in this lawsuit.
The court has awarded compensation for the child’s well-being after taking into consideration the long-term impact of the child’s disability.
It was revealed that the complainant’s mother had attended to the maternity clinic at Gampaha District Hospit in May 2012 and gave birth to a disabled girl due to the negligent actions of the doctors and staff at Gampaha District Hospital.
The alleged medical negligence during labour resulted in a disability for life.
