Due to poor health facilities, another child died at Sargodha’s District Headquarters (DHQ) hospital on Saturday morning surging the death toll to 83 in the past two months.
The child allegedly died due to insufficient oxygen supply in one of the wards.
Earlier on January 7, two newborns also passed away at the Sargodha’s DHQ hospital due to same reason.
Medical Superintendent Dr Pervaiz Haidar has acknowledged that the hospital faced staff and equipment shortage.
“Due to overcrowding, the hospital administration is facing severe problems. Complicated cases from private hospitals and clinics are also referred to the hospital at the last minute. This raises the mortality count,” Haidar added.
