The Health Ministry has revealed the names of the three-person PAHO team investigating the recent deaths of newborns at the Neonatal ICU at the Port of Spain General Hospital.

They are:

• Dr. Nalini Singh MD, MPH. Professor Emeritus-in-residence, Professor of Pediatrics, Global Health and Epidemiology, The George Washington University, Washington DC, USA.
• Dr. Grisel Rodriguez. MD, PH Clinical Microbiologist, Head of Microbiology, Centro de Asistencia Medica Soriano. Expert in IPC, AMS. PAHO International Consultant based in Uruguay.
• Dr. Gillian Birchwood, MD – Newborn Intensive Care Specialist and Head of the Neonatal Care Intensive Unit at the QEH, Barbados.

The team’s independent investigation is already underway.