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India: 63 children died at Sardar Ballav Bhai Post Graduate Institute of Paediatrics in Odisha

Ronan Kelly

Retired 2020
CUTTACK, August 25, 2015
Updated: August 25, 2015 06:38 IST
Deaths in paediatric hospital spread panic among parents

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Even as the Odisha government has ordered multiple probes into the spurt in casualties at the Sishu Bhawan here following suo motu cognisance by the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC), panic-stricken parents are taking away their sick children from the paediatric hospital and making beeline at private hospitals.

The famous Sardar Ballav Bhai Post Graduate Institute of Paediatrics here has recorded at least 23 deaths of newborns and paediatrics during last four days, spreading panic and anxiety among people here. The hospital recorded at least five deaths during last 24 hours ending Monday noon.

The spurt in deaths began from Friday following which the Hospital authorities ordered for an internal enquiry, which however, has ruled out the allegation of negligence in treatment. A four-member team comprising senior doctors and administrative officers of the Hospital conducted the enquiry, the report of which has already been submitted to the government.
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http://www.thehindu.com/news/nationa...cle7576561.ece

Infant death toll mounts to 26 in Cuttack Sishu Bhavan

Odisha Sun Times Bureau
Cuttack, Aug 25:

Politics over the death toll at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Post Graduate Institute of Paediatrics (SVPPGIP), the premier paediatrics hospital in Odisha also known as Sishu Bhavan, here is gaining momentum as fact-finding teams of Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress today visited the premier childcare institute to take stock of the grim situation as the death toll reached 26 with the death of a newborn this morning who was admitted to the hospital on August 22.
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http://odishasuntimes.com/2015/08/25...isit-hospital/

Odisha Human Rights Commission seeks report on 21 infant deaths in Cuttack hospital in 4 days
Ashok Pradhan,TNN | Aug 24, 2015, 09.26 PM IST
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The health minister said the high death rates in Sishubhawan may be because very critical patients from across the state come there after being referred from various other hospitals. "We will review the situation and take all possible steps to minimize the deaths," he said.

Sishubhawan hospital records show around 300 newborn die in the hospital annually.
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/c...w/48657346.cms

22 infants die in Odisha govt hospital, state human rights body asks for report
Taking suo moto cognizance of the matter, the Odisha Human Rights Commission issued notices to the officials of Cutack's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Post Graduate Institute of Paediatrics.

Written by Debabrata Mohanty | Bhuaneswar | Published:August 24, 2015 9:01 pm

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In the last 24 hours, nine infants have died in the government-run SVPPGIP. Parents of the deceased children attributed the deaths to negligence by doctors, nurses and other hospital staff. At least 21 newborns in the ICU and 300 other kids are undergoing treatment at the hospital and at least 40 of them, including the newborns in the ICU, are in critical condition.
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Parents who had brought their kids in serious condition to the hospital alleged that the doctors kept them waiting for their admission to the ICU. A mother whose baby died said the doctors and nurses did not pay attention despite she pleading about her son’s critical condition. Another parent said the doctors are unable to diagnose the infection of his son. Yesterday, parents and relatives of the kids raised a furore in the hospital after the death of two infants who were diagnosed with severe jaundice and respiratory infection.
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http://indianexpress.com/article/ind...ks-for-report/

Lens on infant deaths

Vikash Sharma
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Four more deaths were reported at the institute, popularly known as Sishu Bhavan, today, taking the total number of infant deaths to 17 in the past three days. Most of the deaths took place at the intensive care unit of the hospital.
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http://www.telegraphindia.com/115082...p#.VdxG8_ZVhBc
 
Infant death toll 28: Minister urges not to politicise issue

Odisha Sun Times Bureau
Bhubaneswar, Aug 25:

Even as the death toll of infants mounted to 28 by this evening in the last five days at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Post Graduate Institute of Paediatrics (SVPPGIP), the premier paediatrics hospital in Odisha also known as Sishu Bhavan, Cuttack, Health and Family Welfare Minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak asked not to politicize the issue.

?We have formed a technical committee with the Director Medical Education & Training (DMET) as its chairperson to investigate the matter. The committee will have a specialist from AIIMS as its member. The committee will submit its report within ten days to the government. If any employee or employees of Sishu Bhawan are found to be responsible for lapses leading to the death of infants, action will be taken against them,? Nayak told the media after presenting a detailed report in the Odisha Assembly.
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http://odishasuntimes.com/2015/08/25/infant-death-toll-28-minister-urges-not-to-politicise-issue/
 
Infant death probe begins

Vikash Sharma

Cuttack, Aug. 26: The health department has finally woken up to infant deaths at Sishu Bhavan by setting up a fact-finding committee. However, the move comes on a day an infant died at Bhubaneswar's Capital Hospital.

Starting its probe into the series of infant deaths, a technical committee, headed by directorate of medical education and training (DMET) P.C. Mohapatra, reviewed the medical history of all critically ill patients who were admitted at Sishu Bhavan since August 20.

The team is expected to submit its report to the government in 10 days.


"We will consider all the aspects," said Siddharth Das, a member of the committee.

Sources said so far nearly 29 infants had died since August 20 at Sishu Bhavan, raising doubts about its health care facilities. Altogether 170 infants have died in the last two months, including 95 deaths in the ICU#, since June.
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http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150827/jsp/odisha/story_39220.jsp#.Vd7j9_ZVhBc
 
Cuttack: 40 infant deaths in Sishu Bhawan, parents allege medical negligence

Friday, 28 August 2015 - 4:33pm IST | Place: Cuttack | Agency: iamin.in
Susant Kumar Das

Sishu Bhawan is the biggest paediatrics hospital in eastern India. The Hospital attends more than 400 patients on an average daily and is also facing an acute shortage of paramedics.

The number of infant deaths in government-run Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Post Graduate Institute of Paediatrics rose to 40 on Friday, after five infants died in the hospital, official sources said. The hospital is popularly known as Shishu Bhawan in Cuttack.

The infants are mainly reported to be from Baleswar, Dhenkanal, Baliapal, Rajgangpur and Chandikhole areas, according to sources.

Iamin sources said that all the five deaths occurred at the new-born ward hospital. The parents of the victims are alleging medical negligence behind the deaths. Meanwhile, the Health department today asked the head of the Surgery department of Sishu Bhavan to probe the incident.
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http://www.dnaindia.com/india/repor...wan-parents-allege-medical-negligence-2119441
 
Patient turnout at Sishu Bhawan falls with 42 deaths in 8 days
Press Trust of India | Cuttack
August 28, 2015 Last Updated at 21:42 IST

At least seven more infants died while undergoing treatment at Sishu Bhawan here today, raising the death toll to 42 during the past eight days in this premier paediatric hospital of Odisha.

Commotion prevailed for a while in the hospital premises this evening when an irate mob locked the gates of the hospital after the death of a critically ill infant.
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A member of the investigating team looking into the causes of the deaths pointed out that the infants who died during the past week were brought in extreme critical conditions.

Most of them were suffering from septicaemia with meningitis, birth asphyxia, viral encephalitis and acute bronchial pneumonia.
http://www.business-standard.com/ar...-with-42-deaths-in-8-days-115082801322_1.html
 
45 Infant Deaths in 10 Days at Odisha's Health Centre
All India | Agencies | Updated: August 30, 2015 10:10 IST

BHUBANESWAR: In the last 10 days, 45 infants have died at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Post Graduate Institute of Paediatrics, Cuttack, leading to anger among the people while the Odisha government is trying to check the deaths by pressing experienced doctors and other staff into service.

It seems the referral health institution, popularly known as Sishu Bhawan, is a virtual death trap as more than 5,900 infants have died while undergoing treatment in the last five years.
A seven member Central team led by the Additional Secretary of the Health Ministry and specialist doctors visited Sishu Bhavan to assess the situation.

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http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/over-5-900-infant-deaths-in-odisha-sishu-bhawan-1212371

Odisha government under criticism over infant deaths
Agencies Aug 30, 2015 at 06:04 pm

Bharatiya Janata Party?s (BJP) on Sunday criticised the state government in the wake of 49 infant deaths in Sishu Bhawan in Cuttack in the last 10 days. The party has decided to gherao all the 314 blocks on September 2 to protest the ?state government?s failure to provide adequate health facilities to the infants resulting in spate of deaths? in the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Post Graduate Institute of Paediatrics (SVPPGIP), also known as Sishu Bhawan.
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http://www.thehealthsite.com/news/odisha-government-under-criticism-over-infant-deaths-z815/
 
Odisha: Four More Infant Deaths, Minister Visits Paediatric Hospital
CUTTACK | AUG 30, 2015



Odisha Health minister Atanu Sabyasachi Naik tonight made a surprise visit to 'Sishu Bhawan' paediatric hospital here where 51 infants died in past 10 days.


With four more crib deaths reported from the hospital today, the infant mortality toll in the referral children's hospital shot up to 51 in the past 10 days, a senior official of the hospital said.

Upset with the turn of events, angry parents of the children, including those under treatment, accosted Naik for narrating their woes before visiting media persons.
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http://www.outlookindia.com/news/ar...hs-minister-visits-paediatric-hospital/911253
 
53 Infant Deaths in 10 Days at Sishu Bhawan in Odisha
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53 Infant Deaths in 10 Days at Sishu Bhawan in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: The infant death toll at Sardar Vallabhbhai Post Graduate Institute of Paediatrics (Sishu Bhawan) in Cuttack increased to 53 on Sunday.

In the last 11 days, 53 infants have died in the referral health institution leading to anger among the people while the Odisha government is trying to check the deaths by pressing experienced doctors and other staff into service at Sishu Bhawan.

As per the health department report, as many as 3,869 infants have died in OPD, while 2,034 have died in ICU in the last five years from 2010-11 to 2014-15.
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- See more at: http://www.orissadiary.com/CurrentNews.asp?id=61301#sthash.LcW2yuR4.dpuf
 
54 infant deaths at Cuttack hospital in 2 weeks

Ashok Pradhan,TNN | Sep 1, 2015, 02.50 AM IST

BHUBANESWAR: Fifty-four babies have died over the past 12 days at the state government-run Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Post Graduate Institute of Paediatrics in Cuttack (popularly known as Sishu Bhawan), putting the Naveen Patnaik-led BJD government in a tight spot.

An expert committee headed by the director medical education and training has started a probe into the deaths. Health minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak said the government would act on its recommendations.

Meanwhile, questions have being raised about the hospital not conducting post-mortem examinations...
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A preliminary inquiry report by the Cuttack district administration found those dying were mostly extremely low birth weight babies born prematurely and the cause of death was either septicaemia or pneumonia.

Mohanty said the overall death figures of the hospital were rising because of the steady rise in inflow of patients.
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/c...w/48751502.cms
 
Sixty-one infants die at India hospital in two weeks
Deaths at hospital in Odisha state spark protests but official rejects claims of negligence.
03 Sep 2015 12:00 GMT | Poverty & Development, Asia, India, Health

Sixty-one infants have died at an Indian children's hospital in the past two weeks, but a senior official at the hospital in eastern Odisha state insists that the deaths were not due to the negligence of the medics.

The recent spike in deaths at the hospital in Cuttack city has sparked protests, forcing the state government to launch an investigation.

About 6,000 children have died at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Post Graduate Institute of Paediatrics, popularly known as Shishu Bhavan, in the past five years, and records show that the death toll has been rising steadily over the years .
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Underfunded health system

The deaths highlight the challenges faced in India's underfunded public health system, where successive governments have failed to address the acute shortage of staff and clinics.

Those problems are compounded by the stark poverty and poor sanitary conditions in many villages.

India's federal government slashed its health budget by nearly 20 percent after the right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power last May.
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http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/09/infants-die-india-odisha-hospital-150903102612021.html

Infant death toll mounts to 63 in Cuttack hospital

Thursday, 3 September 2015 - 11:33pm IST | Place: Bhubaneshwar | Agency: PTI

A day after Odisha government refused to accept the central assistance for health care facilities at the Sishu Bhawan, the paediatric hospital registered four more crib deaths on Thursday, taking the toll to 63 in past two weeks.

Following the visit of a central team here last week, the Union Health ministry had deputed a team of six Senior Resident doctors to assist the under-staffed Sishu Bhawan to stem the rise in infant deaths, but the state refused to accept the assistance following which the central team was asked to go back today.
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http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-infant-death-toll-mounts-to-63-in-cuttack-hospital-2121658

61 Babies Die at Odisha Hospital, Government Blames Staff
All India | Reuters | Updated: September 03, 2015 11:22 IST

A criminal probe was under way into the conduct of three staff at the Shishu Bhawan.

CUTTACK, ODISHA: 61 infants have died at a children's hospital in Cuttack in Odisha in just two weeks, sparking protests and forcing the state government of Naveen Patnaik to launch an investigation.

A criminal probe was under way into the conduct of three staff at the Shishu Bhawan or Children's Home in Cuttack, state health minister Atanu S Nayak said on Wednesday. Five workers have been suspended.

"A preliminary inquiry found (the staff) had neglected their duty that contributed to the deaths," Health Minister Nayak said, without elaborating on the causes of death. Doctors at the hospital blamed the deaths on overstretched facilities, not negligence.
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http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/61-babies-die-at-odisha-hospital-government-blames-staff-1213787
 
After Cuttack, Kendrapara takes hit

- 151 deaths in four months
Manoj Kar

Kendrapara, Sept. 4: As many as 151 child deaths have been reported from various government hospitals in [Kendrapara] district between April and July, reflecting the abysmal state of infant and child health care.

The report comes close on the heels of the death of 56 children at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Postgraduate Institute of Paediatrics (Sishu Bhavan), the only referral hospital for children in the state.

While deaths of 22 babies less than 28-day-old were recorded, 34 infant death cases were registered during the four-month period. In the same period, 95 babies died during childbirth.
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http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150905/jsp/odisha/story_40881.jsp#.Veow5flVhBc

?55 infants have died at MKCG hospital in last month?

Odishatv Bureau on September 4, 2015 at 12:42 pm
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Berhampur/ Cuttack: Though the government is spending crores of rupees to provide better health facilities in the State but the spurt in infant deaths at Sishu Bhavan in Cuttack have raised questions about poor infrastructure and shortage of doctors in major hospitals, including MKCG hospitals.

As many as 55 infants have died at the MKCG hospital in last month, said a hospital official adding that lack of infrastructure facility and shortage of manpower as the main reason behind the deaths.
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http://odishatv.in/?p=97926
 
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