Fifty-five children have died in the Nashik Civil Hospital in August (Representational Image) Fifty-five children have died in the Nashik Civil Hospital in August (Representational Image)Fifty-five children have died in the Nashik Civil Hospital in August, raising questions on the medical infrastructure in place to treat them. Almost 15 per cent of those children died, hospital sources said. The Nashik hospital that records 6,000 deliveries a year has only one. These referrals have increased the death rate.”The Nashik hospital has on an average recorded a high death rate every month. On Friday, a meeting was held at the Mantralaya to look into the issues at the Nashik Civil Hospital.

Source: Indian Express September 09, 2017 00:00 UTC