Lusanda Bill
03 March 2011
An investigation in the Eastern Cape over the deaths of 29 babies at the Cecilia Makhiwane Hospital in East London is still ongoing.
Spokesperson Sizwe Kupelo says "MEC Sicelo Gqobana has ordered an urgent probe into death of 29 neonates being treated at the hospital's paediatric intensive care unit".
The babies died in January.
Kupelo added that "The MEC is particularly concerned that hospital authorities have failed to report the deaths when he visited the hospital and met with management, doctors, nurses and organised labour two weeks ago."
The initial investigation by hospital authorities showed that 23 of the 29 babies were transferred from clinics and hospitals around East London.
A team of epidemiologists, senior officials and doctors had been sent to the hospital as part of the investigation.
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