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Two more children die in Tharparkar
HYDERABAD: Two more children died in the drought-hit district of Tharparkar in Civil Hospital here on Monday.
According to a focal person of Drought Children of Civil Hospital Dr Muhammad Anwar Palari informed here that one of the victims was identified as one month old baby Samina Rahimo from Umerkot. While the other was a two-month old boy Baboo s/o Wasoo from Chachro Taluka. Meanwhile, six children were admitted to civil hospital. Dr Palari informed that children between six and ten years were being brought to the hospital daily. He informed that many of these deaths were caused by sepsis, a blood infection, pneumonia, premature births and eight by asphyxia.
On the directives of Acting Vice Chancellor Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences (LUMHS) Jamshoro, Prof Muneer Ahmad Junejo, two teams of medical and paramedical staff today visited drought hit area to provide medical aid to the affectees. According to LUMHS spokesman, the team of expert doctors headed by Prof Salma Shaikh, Prof Muhammad Akbar Nizamani and Prof Bikharam visited Mithi to provide health advice and necessary medicines to the people.
Meanwhile, Sindh Relief Commissioner Lala Fazal Rehman said on Monday that the Sindh government has declared 25 villages of Taluka and district Umerkot as calamity-affected areas. According to details Dimore, Shakhro, Mokhal Bah, Dhoodher, Laplo, Horingo, Kaplore, Lal Bah, Kacholi, Souheri, Umerkot Thar, Verw Thar, Khalral Thar, Bahrahi Thar, Khaoro Thar, Diyat Bah, Junhero Thar, Sadhori Thar, Sabhri Thar, Tar Samo, Senhoi Thar, Nabi Sir Thar, Rajhar Thar, Rajari Thar, and Chhori Thar have been declared as calamity hit areas.
Dozens of children have died of malnutrition and other causes in Sindh this year, prompting Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to travel to the drought-stricken area to allocate $10 million in emergency aid. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said 18 children under the age of five had died in January and another 23 in February.
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