Daily Times

3 out of 139 children brought in gasping condition in different government hospitals at district and Taluka level, died due to multiple health complications, whereas 39 children after being administered appropriate treatment and health cover have been discharged to their homes.

This is stated in daily report sent to Information Department government of Sindh, on Monday regarding the relief activities in prevailing drought conditions in Tharparkar district. The report further stated that, 93 children are under treatment at the hospitals, whereas 581 children were also treated under OPD services extended by health facilities of Tharparkar under the administration of Health department.

The deaths of children reported by Medical Superintendent Civil Hospital Mithi were attributed to multiple diseases as under:

The information further quoted the Medical Superintendent Taluka Hospital Chachro reporting the expiry of bay boy son of Adam Khan Rind resident of village Adam Rind union council, Saranghiar Taluka Chachro. The report revealed that the baby was born Chachro Hospital weighing 1 kg on 19-1-2019 at 11.00 pm was preterm and had very low birth weight. Necessary treatment as per protocol was given and hectic efforts were made by doctors, but the child could not survive and expired on 19-01-2019 at 3.45 pm. In respective to Livestock Department under the command of Deputy Director Livestock Tharparkar setup their veterinary camps in 09 villages of different talukas.

Published in Daily Times, January 22^nd 2019.