The Kenyan Medical fraternity is mourning the loss of one of its top doctors who succumbed after being involved in a grisly accident while rushing to help an expectant woman deliver.
Dr. Edward Were, an obstetrician and gynaecologist, died in a head-on collision on the Eastern By-pass on Wednesday, September 4, at 2 am.
"He died on the spot while rushing to perform a caesarian operation on a pregnant woman. He was called at 2 am in the morning and as a professional doctor who took the Hippocratic Oath, he was obliged to respond to the call.
"He died on the spot. We arrived at the scene only to find his body in an ambulance. What I wonder is how he was going to save someone's life then he was taken away. He was a loving brother and we will miss him," his younger brother, Chris Evans, a communication graduate from Moi University eulogised him while speaking to Kenyans.co.ke on phone.
Were was driving on his way from Ruiru towards Rongai, where the pregnant woman was.
Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentist Union (KMPDU) Secretary-General for Nairobi branch, Dr. Thuranira Kaugiria, told K24 Digital on the phone that another medical doctor was sent to the woman’s house to facilitate the operation.
“The new-mother had a successful delivery via c-section, and her baby is also fine,” Thuranira revealed.
KMPDU also eulogised Dr Were through social media, "Dr. Edward Were was a very diligent and reliable doctor who always strived to be available irrespective of when he was called for duty. It is very sad that he met his death while applying his passion to save another life. Having call rooms would have saved this life."
Until his death, Were was attached at the Nairobi Women’s Hospital, Ongata Rongai branch and also used to work privately at a hospital in Embu.
The deceased had a wife and a one-year-old daughter.
