Three-hundred and thirteen babies died at various health centres and hospitals in Fiji in 2016 and 2017.
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The FBC News reported the deceased were all under the age of one.
The Health Minister Rosy Akbar confirmed the figures through a written response to a parliamentary question posed last month by Opposition MP Anare Vadei.
Mr Vadei had questioned Akbar on the number of babies that have died and their cause of death.
Ms Akbar said 63 infants lost their lives due to pneumonia, 61 due to foetal death of unspecified cause, 39 due to bacterial sepsis followed by other diseases.
