Concern grows over the case of Lanina, who was badly injured in the Haiti earthquake and is being treated by a British doctor, David Nott, in Port-au-Prince.
Last night Channel 4 News reported the case of the three-month-old baby Landina, who was badly injured in the Haiti earthquake and is being treated by a British doctor, David Nott, in Port-au-Prince.
Nott says Landina urgently needs to be transferred to a specialist unit abroad if she is to survive, but yesterday his request was turned down. Moving children from the earthquake-stricken country is a sensitive issue: earlier this week, US missionaries were charged with kidnapping after trying to remove Haitian children from the country.
The story has attracted worldwide interest, with offers of help flooding in via the micro-blogging site Twitter. “This is clearly a tragic and upsetting case,” the Foreign Office told Channel 4 News today. “We stand prepared to help.”
Medecins Sans Frontieres Tweeted to say a Ministry of Health neuro-surgeon was evaluating Landina today for local care or medical evacuation abroad.