Overview

• Assam health authorities suspended seven GMCH staffers following the probe, including the Pediatrics head, an associate professor, two nurses, and an ICU technician.
• SSHS separately suspended trainees Dr. Hrishikesh Thakuria and Dr. Pooja Saikia for six months, citing grave misconduct and dereliction of duty.
• GMCH named Dr. Dulal Kalita as the new Head of Pediatrics, and suspended doctors have been barred from private practice during the suspension period.
• The case stems from an August 18 death of a four-day-old infant in the NICU, with families reporting three other newborns were seriously injured amid allegations of overcrowding.
• An on-duty nurse was arrested on August 20, protests followed from nurses' groups, and the chief minister pledged phased reforms based on the committee’s recommendations.