Adichie, who was in Nigeria for the Christmas holidays, is taking legal action to get answers from the hospital

Adichie, who was in Nigeria for the Christmas holidays, is taking legal action to get answers from the hospital

The recent death of the 21-month-old son of Nigerian best-selling author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has brought healthcare standards in Africa's most populous country under fresh scrutiny, prompting calls for reforms.

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 MRI before he was due to travel to the United States for specialised care, the family said.

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