Infant mortality at Pant Hospital

Much distress was caused by huge rate of mortality at the GB Pant hospital in Srinagar last year. It had triggered criticism of the Health Department. The Chief Minister was personally distressed on this situation. Immediate steps were taken to bring about sea change in the manpower, infrastructure and other requirements of the hospital. Despite all reforms introduced in the Hospital, the reports for April, May and June show that there has been in4.55 per cent crease in infant mortality from 3.5 per cent last year to 4.55 per cent. This is alarming and has to be probed into. New and ultra-modern medical gadgetry has been inducted and manpower has been considerably increased. Mortality rate should have come down. The reason of not controlling the mortality rate has to be investigated into and necessary steps have to be taken to arrest the downslide. This is a prestigious hospital and it has to function efficiently.

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