The Tunisian Health Minister Abderraouf Cherif has resigned following the deaths of 11 newborn babies at a hospital in the capital, Tunis.
The country’s health ministry said evidence suggested they had all died from septic shock between 7-8 of March.
Prime Minister Youssef Chahed said investigations have been launched into the state-run facility’s medical, pharmaceutical and hygiene practices.
Mr Cherif’s resignation comes just four months after his appointment.
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Tunisia’s paediatrics society says the infection may have been caused by an intravenous product.
The group also criticised “precarious conditions in which health professionals work”.
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