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Mayo, Jinnah, Services MSs summoned over measles
Our Correspondent
Saturday, May 18, 2013
From Print Edition

LAHORE

THE Lahore High Court on Friday sought personal appearance of medical superintendents of Mayo, Services and Jinnah hospitals in connection with a petition against the outbreak of measles and resultant deaths of children.

The court observed that minors were dying due to measles and it appeared that the Punjab health department committed criminal negligence.

The court asked why the deaths were not stopping despite precautionary measures taken and administering of vaccination to the children.

The court also issued notice to the Punjab government for reply.

The court was hearing a petition moved by Judicial Activism Panel Chairman Azhar Siddique, seeking judicial inquiry into measles-related deaths to fix responsibility of the government functionaries over the outbreak...

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Preventable diseases: Six more measles cases reported in Rawalpindi
By Our Correspondent
Published: May 19, 2013

RAWALPINDI:

The menace of measles continues, as six more children from Rawalpindi district were admitted in Benazir Bhutto Hospital on Saturday, taking the total number of cases to 281.

However, Medical Superintendent Dr Asif Qadir Mir, told The Express Tribune that the situation is not very bad, as four or five cases were being reported daily, compared to more than eight-a-day just a few months back...

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Measles: 146 new cases reported
By APP
Published: May 19, 2013

LAHORE:

Another 146 cases of measles were reported between May 17 and 18, taking the total number of measles cases reported in the Punjab to 12,490 in the last five months.

At least 87 deaths have been reported so far, most of them in Lahore, Gujranwala, Rajanpur, Rahim Yar Khan and Kasur, according to the Health Department.

Of the 146 new cases, 56 were reported from hospitals in Lahore...

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Three more children die of measles in Punjab
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Three more children died of measles on Monday, bringing overall death toll from the outbreak in Punjab to 90.

The deceased children who passed away were under treatment in Children Hospital Lahore...

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Endemic: Measles outbreak reported in Mansehra
By Our Correspondent
Published: May 21, 2013


A measles outbreak has surfaced in different parts of Mansehra district where dozens of children are said to be infected, sources said on Monday. Fortunately, no deaths have been reported as yet.

Locals said several children under the age of 10 have contracted the disease, while six have been hospitalised. The outbreak has been reported in Mahandri, Shinkiari, Balakot and surrounding areas, said villagers...

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Punjab measles death toll rises to 96

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LAHORE: Three more children who had been suffering from measles died in Lahore on Wednesday, taking the death toll in the current outbreak in Punjab to 96, FP News desk reported.

Two-year-old Haris, one-year-old Babar and two-year-old Zoya passed away in Lahore?s Children?s Hospital where they had been admitted for treatment...

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14 more measles cases reported in Rawalpindi
May 22, 2013
Israr Ahmad

RAWALPINDI - There is no let-up in measles cases in the district, as 14 new cases were reported in two teaching hospitals during the last two days, informed doctors on Tuesday.

The disease that broke out in Punjab has virtually assumed shape of an epidemic as six to 10 measles-affected children are being reportedly taken on daily basis in the three teaching hospitals of Rawalpindi from different parts of the district.

Ironically, officials of District Health Department termed the situation normal and under control while the surge in cases spoke something else. District Health Officer (DHO) Dr Khalid Mehmood Randhawa, while talking to media men, said that only 12 cases of measles have been reported for the last few days in two hospitals District Headquarter Hospital and Holy Family Hospital. He added that the situation was under control and could not be termed an outbreak...

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Another child dies, Punjab measles death toll rises to 97
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LAHORE : One more child who had been suffering from measles died in Lahore on Wednesday, taking the death toll in the current outbreak in Punjab to 97, FP News desk reported.

Seven-month-old Abdul Rehman passed away in Lahore?s Children?s Hospital where he had been admitted for treatment...

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Saturday, May 25, 2013
Measles claims two more lives in Lahore

LAHORE: Another two children died of measles epidemic in the city, taking the death toll to 120 on Friday. According to details, two girls identified as Haleema Zahra and Sana who were under treatment at Mayo Hospital Lahore expired during treatment...

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Sunday, May 26, 2013
Measles claims three more lives in city

LAHORE: Measles claimed three more lives ? one each at Mayo Hospital, Children Hospital and Sir Ganga Ram Hospital ? on Saturday.

According to health department officials, most of the victims belonged to Lahore, Gujranwala, Rajanpur, Rahim Yar Khan, Kasur and Sialkot districts. As many as 213 new cases of measles were reported from Punjab, including 85 from hospitals of the city, increasing the total number of cases to 13,975 during the last five months...

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Measles claim lives of 10 children in Punjab
South Asian News Agency (SANA) ⋅

D.G KHAN (SANA): Ten more children died of measles in Dera Ghazi Khan, Gugranwala and Faisalabad here on Sunday.

According to reports, the deadly disease caused killing of five children in the far flung tribal area of Dera Ghazi Khan whereas at least 100 children are affected from the deadly disease...

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Another measles patient dies

May 29, 2013
AFP
Another measles patient dies
One more measles patient died at in a Lahore hospital on Tuesday, taking the death toll in the provincial capital to 75.


Maryam, 5, breathed her last at Mayo Hospital.
As many as 108 more patients were admitted to different hospitals in the City.
On Monday, nine kids lost to the measles monster in Lahore hospitals while the shortage of necessary medicines and unscheduled outages have been adding to the victims? miseries. On the same day, the Lahore High Court directed the Punjab Health Department to adopt measures on a war footing against measles monster...

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Death toll rises to 123 as two more die of measles
May 30, 2013 - Updated 1030 PKT

LAHORE: Two more children have died in Punjab as the overall death toll from the measles outbreak rose to 123 in the province.

As many as 14,823 children are suffering from the disease in Punjab...

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30 May 2013 Last updated at 20:02 ET


Fighting Pakistan's measles epidemic
By Richard Galpin BBC News, Lahore

Health officials admit that the failure to vaccinate more than a small number of children is exacerbating the problem

"I have been working now for more than two decades and I've not seen a measles epidemic of this severity," says Doctor Raza Hasan, as he shows me around the measles isolation ward of the Lahore Children's Hospital.

The ward is so packed with babies and young children that they are sharing beds. At one stage, up to 70 new patients were arriving at the hospital every day.

They are covered in rashes and burning with high temperatures, some fighting for life.

In one corner, a boy lies motionless on his back, his eyes rolled back as flies crawl across his face.

At least 40 children have died in this hospital since the epidemic spread from southern Pakistan to Lahore and other parts of Punjab province at the beginning of the year...

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Sunday, June 02, 2013
Another child dies of measles in city
Staff Report

LAHORE: Despite the Punjab Health Department vaccinating over three million children in the provincial metropolis last month, children continue to die of measles. Another child died of measles at the Mayo Hospital on Saturday while 78 measles patients were admitted to different hospitals of the city during the last 24 hours. The death toll from the disease in the provincial capital this year has reached 78.

According to details, 3-year-old Mehwish, a resident of Bund Road had been admitted to Mayo Hospital a few days ago but died on Saturday...