Dramatic deaths of 11 newborns at the hospital

After hearing the news of the sudden death of eleven newborns in the same hospital, the Tunisian Minister of Health has resigned.

The Tunisian Minister of Health, Abderrauf Cherif, resigned at the last hour of Saturday, after learning the tragic news that 11 Newborns died of a possible blood infection in a hospital in the country's capital.

Ministry and prosecutor's office urgently badyze circumstances surrounding infant deaths Newborns. For the moment, although this has not been confirmed, it is a "septic shock" caused by a blood infection.

The Ministry of Health sent its condolences to the families of the victims, stressing "their constant concern to provide all care to patients in public hospitals". All the babies died at the same place, at the Maternity and Neonatology Center of Rabta Hospital, between Thursday and Friday.

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The powerful Tunisian unions called for an immediate clarification of the deaths and the full publication of the results of the investigations.

The spokeswoman of the Tunisian Court of First Instance, Sofiene Sliti, confirmed that the investigating judge had visited the scene, accompanied by the representative of the prosecutor, to determine the circumstances of the events. "All the details of the events will be communicated very soon to the public," he said.