On Tuesday, a BJP parliamentary team comprising of MPs Locket Chatterjee, Kanta Kardam and Jaskaur Meena visited the hospital and expressed concern over its infrastructure.
Kota kids shivered to death as JK Lon hospital lacked equipment, reveals report
The committee formed by the Rajasthan government to probe the lacunae in the hospital resulting in the deaths of kids has confirmed in its report that infants died due to hypothermia.
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The sorry state of Kota s JK Lon Hospital is reflected in a government-appointed panel s report which shows that around 105 children died in a span of over a month due to cold shivering in the hospital as it lacked everything a normal hospital should have.
Even as the kids in the hospital continued to die in the biting winter cold, the hospital did not have enough stocks of lifesaving equipment.Representational image
The JK Lon Hospital in Kota, the Indian state of Rajasthan, is dedicated to treating children and infants. In January of this year, the hospital grabbed. 11.12.2020, Sputnik International
Rajasthan: Nine infants die at Kota hospital in 24 hours, govt orders probe ANI | Updated: Dec 11, 2020 09:16 IST
Jaipur/Kota (Rajasthan) [India], December 11 (ANI): Nine infants died at Kota s JK Lon Hospital in the past 24 hours, officials said on Thursday.
Rajasthan Health Minister Dr Raghu Sharma has ordered a probe in the matter to ascertain the cause of deaths. He said that three of the nine infants were brought dead while three had congenital diseases. After I got the news of the death of nine infants at Kota s JK Lon Hospital, I spoke to Medical superintendent and sought a report. According to the report, three of the nine infants were brought dead, three had congenital diseases and three died as milk went into their lungs while breastfeeding, Sharma said.
The hospital, which is especially dedicated for children and infants, had grabbed headlines in January this year after more than 100 infants died in one month.