Wednesday, May 09, 2007

Southern States Update: May 9, 2007.

The death of 38 newborns in a state-run hospital has rocked the state of Kerala and its government. According to blood tests the deaths were due to infection the infants contracted in the labour room. The Kerala Police have registered a case against Health Minister.
Gilvester, Nandagopal, Kerala minister charged in homicide case, NDTV, May 4, 2007.

The central ministry expressed satisfaction over the steps taken by the state government and has discounted the possibility of sending a team to probe the issue.
The state health minister has clarified her stand stating that she viewed the incident of infant deaths due to infection as a very serious matter.
Kerala health minister clarifies, Times Now, May 5, 2007.

Besides providing the LTTE with finance, the small business ventures in Tamil Nadu played an important role in building the organization's logistics in the 1980s.
Sudha Ramachandran, The business end of terror, Asia Times, May 8, 2007.

In the last three months, 52 Indian hospitals have come under investigation in one of the country's broadest crackdowns yet on illegal organ sales. Of those facilities, two have had their licenses revoked, and 13 remain under investigation.
Scott Carney, Black-Market Scandal Shakes India's Ban on Organ Sales, Wired, May 8, 2007.

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