BJP demands white paper on death of 11 infants
Wednesday, 19 November 2014 - 3:50pm IST | Place: Tamil Nadu | Agency: PTI
BJP Tamil Nadu unit president Tamilisai Soundararajan on Wednesday demanded a 'white paper' on the deaths of 11 infants at Dharmapuri Government Medical College Hospital and the resignation of the Health Minister.
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Yesterday, Chief Minister O Panneerselvam said the deaths were due to "natural" causes and not "due to medical negligence."
"Very young age of mothers, short interval between the pregnancies, low birth weight and pre-term delivery are the reasons for the death of 11 babies," he had said.
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On November 14, five infants died at the Neonatal Intensive Care unit and the figure rose to 11 on November 17.
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Wednesday, 19 November 2014 - 3:50pm IST | Place: Tamil Nadu | Agency: PTI
BJP Tamil Nadu unit president Tamilisai Soundararajan on Wednesday demanded a 'white paper' on the deaths of 11 infants at Dharmapuri Government Medical College Hospital and the resignation of the Health Minister.
...
Yesterday, Chief Minister O Panneerselvam said the deaths were due to "natural" causes and not "due to medical negligence."
"Very young age of mothers, short interval between the pregnancies, low birth weight and pre-term delivery are the reasons for the death of 11 babies," he had said.
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On November 14, five infants died at the Neonatal Intensive Care unit and the figure rose to 11 on November 17.
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