Rights Body Notice To Rajasthan Government Over Infant Deaths In Hospital

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Rajasthan Toddler Deaths: The NHRC has referred to as for an in depth report inside six weeks. (Representational)

New Delhi:

The Nationwide Human Rights Fee (NHRC) has issued a discover to the Rajasthan authorities on the demise of two infants resulting from overheating of heaters at a government-run hospital in Ajmer district.

The fee has issued discover to the Chief Secretary of Rajasthan, calling for an in depth report inside six weeks.

It has directed the federal government to incorporate within the report the standing of investigation within the matter, motion taken towards the accountable individuals together with the reduction, if any, offered to the aggrieved households.

The NHRC mentioned it has taken a suo motu cognisance of a media report concerning the demise of two infants at Amrit Kaur Hospital run in Ajmer in Rajasthan by the state authorities.

Based on the media report it cited, the deaths occurred resulting from temperature fluctuation and overheating of the hotter in the course of the night time.

It has additionally been reported that there have been 20 infants admitted within the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) when the incident occurred and different infants narrowly escaped from demise.

Earlier than the incident, the moms of the infants had visited the NICU to breast-feed, the assertion mentioned.

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