36 newborns die in a month in MP government hospital
What's the story
Last month, as many as 36 newborns died in a government hospital in MP's Shahdol. In August, 195 newborns were admitted to the Special Newborn Care Unit (SNCU). "Those who died were either underweight, underdeveloped or had some disease," said SNCU head VD Sonwani. Though the hospital has four ventilators, no one there knows how to operate them.
Repeat
A series of similar shocking tales in recent times
Last month, over 60 children died at Gorakhpur's BRD Hospital allegedly due to disruption in oxygen. Soon, similar reports emerged from elsewhere too. On August 20, three newborns died at Raipur's BR Ambedkar Hospital (Chhattisgarh) due to drop in oxygen supply pressure. It then emerged that Banswara's MG Hospital (Rajasthan) had recorded 90 children's deaths in just two months.