Attappady infant deaths revive alarm over tribal health crisis in Keralam

Twelve infants, ten of them tribal, have died in Attappady in recent months, renewing concern over a long-running child-health crisis in the region. The state has ordered an expert assessment. Activists say 124 infants have died there since 2011 and point to malnutrition, anaemia, landlessness and wider socio-economic problems as causes that still need lasting solutions.