28 Infants' Death
DG Health asks CMCH for details
Office of the Directorate General (DG) of Health Services yesterday asked Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) authorities to give details regarding the deaths of 28 infants at the hospital's Child Health Ward last week.
The call came after news of the deaths was carried by different print and electronic media.
Dr Kazi Shafiqul Alam, deputy director of CMCH, said to have received a call yesterday from the DG's office also asking about the ward's current condition.
According to Child Health Ward, a total of 37 patients died within October 11 to 21 this year. Of them, 12 died of pneumonia and others died of 12 other complications.
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