Death of 6 Infants at Hajar Hospital in Shahrekord; Relevant Officials Summoned

The prosecutor of Shahrekord announced the formation of a special team to investigate and summon officials related to the deaths of 6 infants at Hajar Hospital in Shahrekord. Nasruddin Salehi stated that investigations of the officials are ongoing and legal action will be taken against potential culprits. In this regard, the head of Hajar Hospital and the head of the University of Medical Sciences of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari have been summoned, and explanations from these officials have been received. Negligence in Iranian hospitals has significantly increased in recent years, which analysts attribute to the economic conditions of the healthcare staff. Mohammad Reza Asadi, Vice President of the Medical Council of the country, stated on April 20 that 'if a couple of doctors are paid adequate salaries, our deprived areas will be saturated with doctors, but the government wants to place everything on individuals.' Asadi emphasized that 'today many of the capacities for accepting residents in various fields are vacant, and some of them also face withdrawal of accepted candidates after being admitted. All these issues are a warning bell for the health of the country, and we are deeply concerned about the collapse of the health system.' On August 15, the head of the University of Medical Sciences of Mashhad also warned about the intensification of healthcare staff migration, stating that the alarm has sounded in this area and the educational and health system of the country is practically training doctors for foreigners. The endless hardships of nurses; 130 hours of mandatory overtime for less than 2 million tomans. The Islamic Republic allocated 550 billion tomans for Arbaeen infrastructure. Compensating for the shortage of nurses in hospitals with 'mandatory overtime' at 16,000 tomans per hour!