Former University of the Philippines (UP) president Dr. Francisco Nemenzo Jr.is in "critical and guarded" condition after being admitted with bacterial meningitis. It is a rare life-threatening infection hitting the brain and spinal cord.
Last Monday, Dean Agnes Mejia of the UP College of Medicine posted on the UP Diliman Department of Political Science website that Nemenzo has been confined at the Philippine General Hospital intensive care unit since December 29.
Although his condition has been stabilized, the next few days or weeks are critical for Nemenzo, Mejia said.
The infection caused him “high fever and seizures and to lapse into stupor”, she added.
Nemenzo, currently a professor emeritus in the UP Diliman Political Science department, was also diagnosed with diabetes making his immune system weak. He served as UP's 18th president from 1999 to 2005.
Article Source: Inquirer
