Doctor, 53, who warned Boris Johnson about ‘urgent’ need for more protective equipment for NHS workers dies from coronavirus after 15 day battle
- Abdul Mabud Chowdhury died at Queens Hospital, Romford, after fighting virus
- He told the PM health workers also needed ‘to live in this world disease free’
- Family of Dr Chowdhury urged others to ‘please keep my brother in your prayers’
A doctor who warned Boris Johnson about the need for more personal protective equipment (PPE) for NHS workers has died from coronavirus.
Abdul Mabud Chowdhury, 53, passed away in hospital after a 15-day battle against the virus.
Just three weeks ago, he wrote to the Prime Minister, asking him to ‘urgently’ ensure PPE was available for ‘each and every NHS worker in the UK’.
Abdul Mabud Chowdhury, 53, pictured left, passed away in hospital after a 15-day battle against the virus
The doctor, known to friends and family as Faisal, worked as a consultant urologist in east London and leaves behind a wife and two children.
He died at 1am this morning at Queens Hospital in Romford, according to his brother, who wrote: ‘I ask you humbly my dear brothers and sisters to please keep my brother in your prayers.’
The Muslim Doctors Association paid tribute to him in a statement, which reads: ‘We are deeply saddened by the death of Dr Abdul Mabud Chowdhury, Consultant Urologist at Homerton Hospital, after fighting for his life from Covid-19.
‘He leaves behind his wife and two children. Our thoughts and prayers are with them.
‘Two weeks before his admission to hospital he wrote a message to the Prime Minister urging for better PPE.
‘May he rest in peace.’
In his letter to the PM, Dr Chowdhury wrote: ‘Please ensure urgently PPE for each and every NHS health worker in the UK.
‘Remember we may be doctors/nurses/HCAs/allied health workers who are in direct contact with patients, but we are also human beings to practice human rights like others, to live in this world disease free with our family and children.
‘People appreciate us and salute us for our rewarding job which are very inspirational but I would like to say, we have to protect ourselves and our families/kids in this global disaster/crisis by using appropriate PPE and remedies.
‘I hope we are by default entitled to get this minimal support for our safe medical practice.
‘Otherwise in future our children will lose interest to go to medical school.
‘We also should get first track facilities for coronavirus testing to help our patients to prevent the disease spreading.’