Six more babies die in Bengal hospital
Earlier in June, 18 babies had died at the BC Roy Children's Hospital.
Underlining yet again the poor health infrastructure in West Bengal's government hospitals, six babies have died in a Malda district hospital, officials said Thursday."Since yesterday (Wednesday) morning, six babies have died. All of them were underweight. They were brought to the hospital in a very critical condition," H. Ari, superintendent of Malda Sadar Hospital, told IANS.However, Ari admitted that the hospital lacks a neo-natal unit and assured that a specialised infant unit will come up very soon in the hospital. Between Oct 25 and 28, 16 babies died at the BC Roy Children's Hospital - the only children's referral hospital in Kolkata. The Burdwan Medical College and Hospital reported 12 infant deaths Oct 27-28.Earlier in June, 18 babies had died at the BC Roy Children's Hospital. Banerjee had then ordered a probe into the matter but later gave a clean chit to the authorities.