After going through the inquiry report on the deaths of over 50 infants at the Sishu Bhawan hospital in Cuttack, the Odisha government said action would be taken. A technical committee headed by the director of medical education and training (DMET) has submitted its report to the health department on the infant deaths at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Post Graduate Institute of Pediatrics -- popularly known as Sishu Bhawan.
"We have received the inquiry report and will examine the suggestions and recommendations. Appropriate action would be taken based on the report," said health secretary Arati Ahuja.
The fact-finding committee headed by the DMET was asked to submit a detailed report in the matter.
The referral hospital is in the news as more than 50 infants have died since August 21.
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, who will arrive in Odisha on a two-day visit on September 10, is scheduled to visit the hospital on September 11.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is yet to pay a visit to Sishu Bhawan.
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Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, who hails from Odisha, has already inspected the health facilities at Sishu Bhawan and taken up the matter with the central government.
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Source-IANS