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WHO rings alarm over measles
September 08, 2013
Our Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has witnessed an increase in number of measles cases, especially in 2012 and 2013.
According to a report of World Health Organisation (WHO), in 2012 the number of confirmed cases of measles was 8,048. In 2013, the number of cases confirmed through July was 5,740. Local sources report much higher numbers, claiming that more than 20,000 people have contracted measles, with 200 dying of the disease...
Measles case: LHC furious over non-submission of inquiry report
Posted on 2013-10-09 12:44:51
MONITORING DESK LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) Wednesday lashed out the Punjab government for its continued failure in submitting an inquiry report prepared by a three-member committee headed by Dr Zafar Iqbal, Principal Sheikh Zayed Hospital, into alleged failure of the government to control recent outbreak of measles, Local TV reported.
While hearing the measles case here, the court expressing its extreme displeasure over non-submission of the measles inquiry report observed that the people were dying of measles while the Punjab chief minister untouched by the tragedy sitting with the report...
Bajaur agency: Two minors die of measles
By Our Correspondent
Published: October 30, 2013
KHAR:
Two minors died of measles in Barang tehsil of Bajaur Agency on Tuesday.
Agency surgeon Zakir Hussain confirmed the deaths of eight-year-old Sohail and three-year-old Ayesha. He said a large number of people were affected by the disease in Sarlara, 30 kilometers away from Bajaur Agency?s headquarters Khar...
Causes of 146 measles deaths listed in probe
Amer Malik
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
From Print Edition
LAHORE
An inquiry committee of the Punjab Home Department has exposed inherent contradictions in the anti-measles immunization campaign resulting in 146 casualties in Punjab this year as the vulnerable population failed to attain the desired herd immunity despite official claims of achieving 100 per cent coverage against the disease.
Revealing shocking and depressing facts, the inquiry committee identified that the anti-measles campaign was reduced to only 19 out of 36 districts,...
Measles on the rise among children in city
Shahid Husain
Sunday, December 22, 2013
From Print Edition
Karachi
The city is witnessing a rise in measles cases and around 50-60 children are being brought to the emergency ward of the Civil Hospital Karachi per week, said a senior doctor of the hospital.
?Some children are suffering from pneumonia which is a complication of measles,? said Dr Aisha Mehnaz, professor and chairperson of the Department of Pediatrics, Dow University of Health Sciences...
