Number of unclaimed bodies in hospitals rising, says Subra

By MARTIN CARVALHO, HEMANANTHANI SIVANANDAM, LOSHANA K SHAGAR and D.KANYAKUMARI.

Parliament: At The Dewan Rakyat

THERE has been a 13% to 25% increase in the number of unclaimed bodies in hospitals nationwide between 2013 and 2015, said the Health Ministry.

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