LAHORE: Eleven children died in Thar’s hospitals, including the Civil Hospital of Mithi and Islamkot Rural Health Centre, during the past four days due to an outbreak of waterborne diseases and malnutrition.
According to plausible sources in the health department, over 172 infants have lost their lives since Jan 1 this year in Tharparkar district
Dozens of sick kids were brought to six health facilities of the district on Wednesday. The parents of sick children and patients complained of a lack of facilities in the hospitals and unavailability of healthcare units in their remote villages.
They alleged that most of the dispensaries and basic health units were closed in their respective villages. Despite repeated attempts, no health official could be contacted for the help.
Health officials have stopped sharing details of the deaths of infants with media after Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Saqib Nisar took urgent notice of the deaths of infants in the Civil Hospital of Mithi.
Health and nutrition experts and activists working in the desert area have observed that there was a need to provide nutrition and safe drinking water in the region to prevent further deaths.
