(a) the total number of Government-run Children Hospitals in the country;
(b) whether there has been reports of deaths in such hospitals due to lack of life
saving drugs and equipment and also inadequate nursing staff;
(c) if so, the number of such death cases, hospital-wise in the last three years;
(d) whether proper inspection regarding the functioning of these hospitals are regularly
conducted; and
(e) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE
(SMT. PANABAKA LAKSHMI)
(a) to (e) There is only one Central Government Hospital exclusively for Children
namely Kalawati Saran Children Hospital, New Delhi. No case of death of any child patient
attributed to lack of like saving drugs and equipment or nursing staff in any Central
Government Hospital has been reported. The functioning of all Central Government Hospital
is constantly monitored by the Officers of Dte General of Health Services.