130 infants died in Baitadi in three years

In Baitadi, a hilly district of Sudurpaschim province, 130 newborns have died in three years. According to the District Health Office, the infant died from the financial year 2076-77 to the year 2078-79.

Yogesh Prasad Bhatta, head of the health office, said that the infant mortality rate is increasing here every year. In the year 2076-77, 31 and 48 newborns died in the year 2077-78. He also…