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Deatils of Situation Update
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Epidemic Hazard in Pakistan on Friday, 28 December, 2012 at 04:53 (04:53 AM) UTC.
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Sunday, 30 December, 2012 at 05:14 UTC |
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There is rising numbers of death of children in various districts of province due to measles reported death toll reached to 88 among 9 children died within 24 hours in Shikarpur, Jacobabad, Ghotki and other parts of province in the different flood affected areas on Friday. According to the sources, death toll reached to 88 children under 5 years due to the measles, spreading fast in different districts of Larkana, Sukkur, Kandhkot-Kashmore, Ghotki, Jacobabad, Sukkur and other parts of Sindh. About 500 children suffering from measles out of which 88 have already been died of the deadly disease within one and half month. Recent deaths of 9 children under 5 years died on Thursday and Friday, among these names were identified children under 3 years age Rafique S/o Habib Shaikh died in Kandhkot Garib Abad Muhalla, another two children in village Sobdar Jacobabad district among Kashif (2) S/o Gul Muhammmed Bugti and Mohammed Ali (3) S/o Ahmed Ali Mangi, while in Sinjhoro in Thatta district two kids among 8 month Ania and Mania (2) S/o Dadan Bheel and others died here on the occasion.
The health department have been failed to take the issues in the flood affected areas and death toll surprisingly increasing day to day, deaths of children due to measles and other health diseases said the relatives in the flood affected areas of province. The Health Department authorities closed their eyes and done nothing to take preventive measures in the flood affected areas and other parts of province. Before this, seven children had been died because of measles and malnutrition in Thull taluka among three-year-old girl, Rani, died in Khan Muhammad Soomro village and a seven-year-old boy, Zahoor Ahmed Noonari, died in Yar Ali Pahor. According to the residents of the area they told that their villages completely submerged and there have been nothing for children to eat for the past three days or any medicines. The people also lamented the lack of medical facilities for children they told. Their parents said that about 40 other children in the village were suffering from fever and diarrhea; they added that no medical team has visited their village.
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