The Kerala State Human Rights Commission has directed the Health Department and the Directorate of Medical Education to constitute separate expert teams to investigate recent neonatal deaths in Attappadi’s tribal region.
Commission Chairperson Justice Alexander Thomas instructed the Director of Health Services and the Director of Medical Education to form the teams and submit detailed investigation reports within five weeks.
The Commission also directed both departments to submit all documents examined by the expert teams along with their reports for further scrutiny, according to an official statement.
