Monday, August 14, 2017

72 children die in Indian hospital, families allege hospital negligence

At a government run hospital in North India, 72 children have died in the last 5 days. Families allege that the death occurred because the oxygen supply in the neonatal and encephalitis wards was cut off over non-payment of dues. 

The firm that supplies oxygen cylinders to this hospital however claims that it had warned the hospital repeatedly over 7 months to clear its dues. 

The hospital has denied this claim. It alleges that the children were admitted in serious conditions and died of ill health. 

Our India correspondent Neha Poonia reports.

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