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Inaccessibility of vaccination centres among parents has caused measles and diphtheria cases to spike
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Inaccessibility of vaccination centres among parents has caused measles and diphtheria cases to spike
Says child, mother mortality rate highest in Balochistan due to scattered population
Over 106 children died at two hospitals last year due to vaccine-preventable disease.
Micronutrient deficiencies, especially the deficiency of zinc, has emerged as a major contributor to growing diarrhoea cases in Pakistan following the devastating floods in Sindh and Balochistan,...
Childhood vaccination, along with clean drinking water and improved hygiene practices, are the key to eradication of typhoid XDR, not indiscriminate use of antibiotics, say health experts.