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The Ministry of Health has given a 14-day ultimatum to management of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) to produce 5 babies declared dead at the facility. The ministry issued the directive after it concluded investigations into the alleged missing stillbirth babies at the facility early this month. The nation has for weeks been gripped by the story of a baby declared dead at birth at the hospital although the facility admits it cannot find the body. The family of the baby suspect nurses and doctors at the facility conspired to steal their child. It has however emerged that on the same day that the baby was controversially declared dead, there were 16 other deliveries five of which were declared dead at birth. The doctor on duty and the head of the midwifery on duty have been asked to take their accumulated leave. They have also been referred to the appropriate bodies for further investigations.