Two more children died of water borne diseases and food shortage at Civil Hospital Mithi on Monday which as death toll mounted to 162; 72 other patients are still being treated in various hospitals.
Dozens of children suffering from malnutrition related diseases have been shifted to Hyderabad in critical condition.
Tharparkar’s children have been suffering from malnutrition and other diseases for months even as authorities deny that a crisis situation exists in the desert community. Lack of healthcare facilities and scarcity of water are some of the other challenges faced by the families in Tharparkar.
The death toll and number of affected children continues to rise with each passing day, despite PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto’s forming of a committee comprising Information Adviser Moula Bux Chandio and Food Minister Nasir Shah to look into the situation.
