Simon Speakman Cordall: Tunisia’s health sector has been deteriorating for several years

Tunisia’s health minister has resigned after the sudden deaths of 11 new born babies at a state maternity hospital sparked an outcry in the country, the government said. Prime Minister Youssef Chahed accepted Abderraouf Cherif’s resignation, the premier’s office said on Facebook late on Saturday. « Those responsible for any negligence will face legal proceedings, » the prime minister said at the maternity hospital in the capital late Saturday, according to a video released by his office. Leading newspaper Essafa on Sunday cried foul and compared the deaths of the babies to a « state crime ».