Aug 31, 2015

AT least 53 babies have died in less than two weeks at a state-run hospital in eastern India, sparking protests over alleged negligence.

THE deaths at the Child Centre in Orissa state's Cuttack city, occurred over the past 11 days.

A team of experts visited the hospital at the weekend to investigate the problem, Health Department official Surjo Misra said.


Several families protested at the hospital, near state capital Bhubaneshwar, alleging staff negligence.


Misra said the hospital was a referral centre and accepted many newborns as transfers from remote areas in the region.


The hospital receives more critical case transfers than other hospitals because of its large size, leading it to report more infant deaths, Misra said.


India's infant mortality rate in 2012 was 44 deaths for every 1000 live births, or 25 per cent higher than the world average of 35, according to World Bank data.


More than 1.4 million children are estimated to die before reaching their fifth birthday in India each year.

 

Aug 31, 2015

d--- i thought this was another joke thread

 

Aug 31, 2015

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India the land of L's