New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): The Delhi High Court recently directed Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC) to constitute a medical board to give a report on the death of a two and half-year-old child in a private hospital.

New Delhi Dec 20 PTI Three children died at the Kalawati Saran Childrens Hospital here due to drug poisoning after consuming a cough suppressant allegedly prescribed by mohalla clinic doctors prompting the Delhi government to terminate the services of three doctors and order an inquiry into the matterThe BJP and the Congress demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Health Minister Satyendar Jain over the incident and compensation for the families of the three childrenAccording to officials the Centre-run Kalawati Saran Childrens Hospital reported 16 cases of dextromethorphan poisoning among children aged between one and six from June 29 to November 21Most of the children complained of respiratory depression The three children who died had come in a bad shape a senior doctor at the hospital told PTIHealth Minister Jain said the city government has terminated the services of three doctors over the deaths of children An inquiry has been ordered into the incident and the guilty wont be sparedThree children died at the Kalawati Saran Hospital due to an adverse drug reaction a few days ago As soon as we got to know about it we terminated the services of three doctors and ordered an inquiry We have also complained about the incident to the Delhi Medical Council the minister saidThe Delhi government also set up a four-member inquiry committee on Monday Chief District Medical Officer Southeast Delhi Dr Geeta will head the panel that has been asked to submit a report in seven days according to an orderThe hospital administration reported the matter to the Union health ministry and the Delhi government on July 1 The ministry initiated an inquiry into the matter in October-end a senior doctor saidDextromethorphan is one of the most widely used cough suppressants However it is subject to abuseThe consumption of high doses of the drug can lead to insomnia dilated pupils dizziness nausea restlessness dizziness shallow breathing and diarrhoea etcOn December 7 Dr Sunil Kumar of the Directorate General Health Services under the Union health ministry wrote to the Delhi government asking it to stop doctors at dispensaries and mohalla clinics from prescribing dextromethorphan for children aged below 4Dr Kumar also suggested the city government withdraw the drug manufactured by Omega Pharma in the larger public interestIt is hereby informed that 16 cases of dextromethorphan poisoning were reported in Kalawati Saran Children Hospital out of which three children have expired These children were prescribed the dextromethorphan drug by mohalla clinics of Delhi government and the drug is strictly not recommended for paediatric age children the letter readDelhi BJP president Adesh Gupta said the harsh reality of the much-publicised world-class mohalla clinics has come out before everyone He demanded the resignation of Kejriwal and Jain and compensation for the families of the deceased childrenDelhi Congress president Anil Kumar demanded Rs 1 crore compensation for the families of the three children who died and Rs 10 lakh financial help for the 13 other children PTI GVS VIT DIV DIV