But this isn’t the only time high number of deaths have been reported from the BRD Medical College hospital, named after freedom fighter Baba Raghav Das. From politics to funding, here’s a lowdown on Gorakhpur’s largest hospital:1) Political battleground• 2008: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi visited the college after 12 children died. • 2011: Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, the then Union health minister, visited BRD Medical College hospital to review facilities after the deaths of children admitted in the encephalitis ward. 2) Lab at BRD discovered high levels of MSG in MaggiIn 2014, it was a laboratory at the BRD Medical College campus that found high levels of flavour enhancer monosodium glutamate (MSG) in Maggi noodles, The Indian Express reported. 5) Gorakhpur’s largest hospital• BRD has over 800 indoor beds, including a 100-bed encephalitis ward, and outpatient departments for various medical disciplines.

Source: Hindustan Times August 12, 2017 13:07 UTC