Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie poses for a photo shoot in the western Paris suburb of Vincennes, on March 27, 2025. JOEL SAGET/AFP
The recent death of best-selling author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's 21-month-old son has brought healthcare standards in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, under fresh scrutiny, prompting calls for reform. The family of the Nigerian author and feminist icon has accused the hospital of "gross medical negligence."
The child, Nkanu Nnamdi, died on January 7, following "a brief illness" at Lagos's Euracare Multispecialist Hospital. He had been taken there for diagnostic tests, including an MRI, before he was due to travel to the United States for specialized care, the family said.
Nkanu was one of twins, and, according to a close family member, Adichie and her husband, medical doctor Ivara Esege, had been trying to have children for eight years.
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