ROHTAK, July 13 -- The Haryana Human Rights Commission (HHRC) has ordered a review of the state's neonatal emergency care system on Tuesday, following the reported death of a newborn in Hisar on July 1 due to a lack of ventilator support for nearly 24 hours despite the infant being taken to three hospitals across Hisar and Rohtak districts. The HHRC's July 7, order, came a day after the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) took suo-moto cognisance of the matter on July 6.

The commission has sought detailed reports from six authorities, including the additional chief secretary (health), director general health services (DGHS), civil surgeon, Hisar, directors of PGIMS Rohtak and Maharaja Agrasen Medical College (MAMC), Agroha, and the D...