Kolkata Infant Deaths

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  16 Infants Have Died Over 6 Days in Kolkata's BC Roy Hospital

  Sixteen infants have died over six days in Kolkata's BC Roy Hospital, senior health officials in the city confirmed. The cause of the deaths is yet to be ascertained.

• 14 Infants Die in 24 Hours in West Bengal's Burdwan Hospital

  14 infants have died at the Burdwan Medical College and Hospital in West Bengal in the past 24 hours.

• 15 babies die in Kolkata hospital in three days

  Fifteen crib deaths were reported at the state-run B C Roy child Hospital since Tuesday.

• Despite improved facilities, crib deaths continue to haunt Kolkata's premier hospital

  BC Roy Hospital, Kolkata's premier child care facility, has seen 36 infant deaths in the last five days. And yet, top medical officials in the Mamata Banerjee government have denied any kind of negligence at the state-run hospital as the cause of the deaths.

• 36 infants die in five days at govt-run Kolkata hospital

  At least 36 infants are reported to have died at a government-run children's hospital in Kolkata in the last five days.

• Mamata dubs baby deaths as 'rumour'

  Blaming a section of the media for joining the opposition chorus over death of babies in state-run hospitals, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today dubbed it as 'rumour' since the child mortality rate has dropped in the state.

• Six more babies die in Bengal 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 on Thursday.

• 45 infant deaths in one week in West Bengal, Mamata silent

  As the tragedy of infant deaths is slowly unfolding in West Bengal - an alarming 45 deaths in just one week - Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee continues to maintain a stoic silence.

• Kolkata: Four more infant deaths in BC Roy Hospital, death toll rises to 17

  There have been more more infant deaths in Kolkata's BC Roy Hospital since Thursday night, taking the total death toll this week to 17.

• Kolkata: 13 babies dead in 48 hours in government-run hospital

  It was a dark Diwali for several families whose babies were admitted to Kolkata's BC Roy Paediatric Hospital. At least 13 infants have died in the last 48 hours, four of them on Wednesday.

• Infant deaths: Mamata visits children's hospital

  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee visited the BC Roy Children's Hospital in Kolkata today, where 21 infants had died in a span of 48 hours, triggering a wave of protests by angry family members who had lost their children. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee tried to defend the doctors, declaring, "Doctors are doing their best with the existing...

• 21 babies dead in 3 days; no negligence, says Govt

  A hospital in Kolkata says it cannot be accused of negligence despite the fact that 21 babies have died there in the last two days.The BC Roy Hospital, run by the government, says the children who died were admitted in critical condition. The state's Health Secretary MN Roy stood by that, explaining that last June, close to 280 children were admitt...

• Kolkata: 21 babies die in 3 days, no answers

  A shocking case of 21 infant deaths in the last three days has come to light from Kolkata's BC Roy Hospital. Angry families claim negligence on the part of the hospital authorities. They smashed hospital furniture and blocked a road for close to an hour, triggering a police lathicharge on Thursday. The situation is reportedly calm today, and parent...