Tunisia's health minister resigns over baby deaths

By Yosra Ouanes and Zeynep Tufekci</p> <p>TUNIS (AA) – Tunisian health minister resigned on Saturday over deaths of 11 babies in a public hospital.</p> <p>Abdel-Raouf El-Sherif quit his post after the babies mysteriously died in the capital Tunis.</p> <p>Prime Minister Youssef Chahed said in a statement that he accepted the resignation. </p> <p>Chahed said that an investigation was launched into the cause of the deaths as he visited the hospital.</p> <p>The country’s Health Ministry said the babies likely died because of a blood infection.</p> <p>*Writing by Can Erozden