Tag: BRD Medical College

Gorakhpur deaths: Yogi Adityanath orders fresh probe against suspended Dr Kafeel Khan

More than 60 children died in just two days, between August 10 and 11 in 2017 allegedly because of disruption in oxygen supply at the BRD Medical College over unpaid bills to the vendor.

October 4, 2019

13 more children die in BRD medical college

The spate of deaths continued in the state-run Baba Raghav Das Medical College hospital here with 13 more children dying in the past 24 hours, taking the toll to 1,317 so far this year. As many as 13 children, 10 in NICU and three in general paediatric ward died in the past 24 hours, the...

September 3, 2017

Gorakhpur: Akhilesh Yadav seeks action against guilty

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday visited the BRD Medical College here and met grieving families of the over 60 children who have died in the past week due to lack of oxygen and other medical reasons. Extending his condolences, Yadav said there should be no politics over the tragedy and demanded that the...

August 14, 2017

Centre seeks report from UP on children’s deaths

The Centre on Saturday sought a detailed report from the Uttar Pradesh government on the deaths of more than 60 children in the past five days at a Gorakhpur hospital, said Health Ministry sources. Minister of State for Health Anupriya Patel and Health Secretary CK Mishra were asked to visit Gorakhpur and look into the...

August 12, 2017