Kamil Pasha

A doctor investigating the deaths of 13 newborns at a hospital in western Turkey said Monday that the deaths were a result of an infection spread by intravenous treatment, the Dogan news agency reported. The babies, all of whom were premature, died late Saturday and early Sunday in Izmir. It was the second mass death of babies in a Turkish hospital in three months. A local prosecutor is investigating whether neglect was a factor. (New York Times)

Shortly after the death of 27 infants at a hospital in Ankara in early August, Turkey has once again been shocked by the death of 13 infants at Izmir Tepecik Research and Training Hospital within a 24-hour period….

The Zekai Tahir Burak Hospital in Ankara had witnessed 49 infant deaths in July and 27 infant deaths in August, which triggered a flurry of debate over infant deaths and neonatal department practices in Turkey. According to a study carried out by the Health Ministry, the infant mortality rate in Turkey increased to 10 percent this year. (Today’s Zaman)

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