Malnutrition: Two more children die in Thar
Malnutrition: Two more children die in Thar
MITHI:
Two more children died from malnutrition in Tharparkar on Saturday. Eight-day-old Asaduallh passed away in Soomra Sir Village, while Ali Muhammad died in Umerkot. According to the health department, 312 children have died so far. They said that data of the deaths in rural areas was still not available with them. The department’s district officer, Abdul Jalil Bhurgari, said that children were dying due to premature births and other diseases. The judge inspecting the relief distribution, Mian Fayyaz Rabbani, has ordered a response for applications filed by lawyers against NGOs and People Primary Healthcare Initiative for misusing funds collected for those affected by the drought.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 21st, 2014.
Two more children died from malnutrition in Tharparkar on Saturday. Eight-day-old Asaduallh passed away in Soomra Sir Village, while Ali Muhammad died in Umerkot. According to the health department, 312 children have died so far. They said that data of the deaths in rural areas was still not available with them. The department’s district officer, Abdul Jalil Bhurgari, said that children were dying due to premature births and other diseases. The judge inspecting the relief distribution, Mian Fayyaz Rabbani, has ordered a response for applications filed by lawyers against NGOs and People Primary Healthcare Initiative for misusing funds collected for those affected by the drought.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 21st, 2014.