National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) Chairperson Priyank Kanoongo on Monday stated that the Delhi officials have not been cooperating in connection with the deaths of seven newborn babies in the Vivek Vihar New Born Baby Care Hospital fire incident that occurred on Satu
Delhi's Karkardooma Court on Monday remanded two accused, including the owner of New Born Child Hospital case to three days of police custody in connection with the deaths of seven new-born in the fire incident.
Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj on Monday said that fire safety equipment will be made compulsory in every hospital irrespective of its size adding that the baby care hospital in Vivek Vihar was lacking No Objection Certificate (NOC) related to fire safety.
Delhi Police in its investigation has pointed towards major lapses that led to the deaths of seven newborn babies in the Vivek Vihar New Born Baby Care Hospital fire incident that occurred on Saturday night.
The Delhi government ordered a Magisterial enquiry into the Vivek Vihar New Born Baby Care Hospital fire incident where seven newborn babies died and several others were injured after a fire broke out on Saturday night.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund to the next of kin of each deceased in the fire tragedy at a hospital in Delhi, in which at least seven new-borns were killed.
President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday expressed her condolences after seven newborns lost their lives in fire at New Born Baby Care Hospital in Delhi's Vivek Vihar.
According to the Delhi Fire Department, a total of 12 children were rescued, out of which six have died, one is on the ventilator and five are admitted to the hospital.
The health officials and experts, began deliberating strategies and interventions on Tuesday, to address gaps in quality and equitable health services and further accelerate the reduction of maternal, new-born and child deaths in the WHO South-East Asia Region (SEA).
Gentamicin is a commonly used antibiotic in the treatment of severely unwell newborns. It is water soluble and is mostly excreted from the body through the urine. As a result, total body weight, which includes the weight of the body's water content, is utilised to calculate gentamicin dose.