Preventable disease: Child dies of measles in Khyber Agency
The girl’s father, Tariq Afridi, told police his daughter was diagnosed with measles a week ago.
The government is currently conducting measles drives across the province, with the hopes of vaccinating an estimated 1.5 million children. PHOTO: ONLINE
JAMRUD:
A three-year-old girl died due to measles in Ghundai area of Jamrud, Khyber Agency on Friday.
The girl’s father, Tariq Afridi, told police his daughter was diagnosed with measles a week ago. For the first two days they gave her traditional medicines, after which her condition deteriorated. They then shifted her to Hayatabad Medical Complex where she passed away on Friday morning.
Dr Shaukat Afridi of the Jamrud Civil Hospital said the patient was not registered with them and was taken to Peshawar where she was undergoing treatment before her death. The doctor said from May 26, the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) government is launching a campaign against measles and the same will soon be launched in the tribal areas to curb the deadly disease.
The government is currently conducting measles drives across the province, with the hopes of vaccinating an estimated 1.5 million children.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 24th, 2014.
A three-year-old girl died due to measles in Ghundai area of Jamrud, Khyber Agency on Friday.
The girl’s father, Tariq Afridi, told police his daughter was diagnosed with measles a week ago. For the first two days they gave her traditional medicines, after which her condition deteriorated. They then shifted her to Hayatabad Medical Complex where she passed away on Friday morning.
Dr Shaukat Afridi of the Jamrud Civil Hospital said the patient was not registered with them and was taken to Peshawar where she was undergoing treatment before her death. The doctor said from May 26, the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) government is launching a campaign against measles and the same will soon be launched in the tribal areas to curb the deadly disease.
The government is currently conducting measles drives across the province, with the hopes of vaccinating an estimated 1.5 million children.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 24th, 2014.