A 30-year-old patient, Pauline Cheploke, admitted at Coptic Hospital in Nairobi, threw herself from the fourth floor of the hospital while undergoing treatment for Chronic Hepatitis B.
According to police reports, Cheploke jumped through an open window. Although she was found breathing after the fall, she later passed away.
Coptic Hospital is located along Ngong Road in Nairobi. The incident occurred on a Wednesday, with the exact circumstances surrounding her death still unclear.
Hepatitis B is a viral infection that attacks the liver, causing both acute and chronic disease. It is transmitted through contact with the blood or other body fluids of an infected person.
The recovered account cited reporting by Tuko.
