Rahim Yar Khan has been badly affected with jaundice that has claimed lives of several people in 2018. PHOTO: FILE
PHOTO: FILE
A man died of jaundice at Sheikh Zayed Hospital during the past 48 hours, Express News reported.
Doctors at the health facility said four patients suffering from jaundice were admitted to the hospital. However, the condition of one patient deteriorated and he later breathed his last at the facility. The victim was identified as 35-year-old Zafarullah.
Other patients being provided treatment at the hospital were identified as 60-year-old Nazeer Ahmed, 60-year-old Khuda Bakhsh and 45-year-old Zafar Iqbal.
The doctors said that a large number of jaundice cases continue to be reported at the health facility on a daily basis. They stated that the medical staff was utilising all the available resources to provide treatment to save the lives of patients.
Meanwhile, jaundice cases were also reported in different hospitals across the district, including Tehsil Headquarter Hospital Sadiqabad, Tehsil Headquarter Hospital Khanpur and Tehsil Headquarter Hospital Liaquatpur.
Rahim Yar Khan has been badly affected with jaundice that has claimed lives of several people in 2018. While commenting on the situation, health experts told Express News that contaminated underground water and unavailability of water filtration plants are the main cause of spread of this disease.
Earlier, officials from the local health department conducted jaundice tests on people. Out of the 100 that were tested, 95 were found to be suffering from the disease. This has led to a rise in the number of jaundice related deaths in the entire district.
The only hospital in the entire district massive enough to facilitate all the patients is the Shiekh Zayed Hospital, where three to five patients affected by the disease are reported on a daily basis.
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