Deaths in Civil Hospital, Mithi in three days has climbed to five, and 313 in the year so far

BADIN: Four newborn babies lost their lives due to under-nourishment and other related diseases in Tharparkar over 24 hours, the health department said.

The deceased include three newborn babies and a 10-day old baby.

Deaths in Civil Hospital, Mithi in three days has climbed to five, and 313 in the year so far.

The total death toll in government hospitals in Nagarparkar, Diplo, Islamkot, Chachro areas and others is not known yet.

What has changed in Thar? Not much

What is unfolding in Tharparkar has all the signs of a humanitarian catastrophe. But the PPP-led provincial government has underplayed the crisis.

Health experts and activists have severely criticised Sindh government for failing to contain the epidemic of undernourishment. Parents have also decried the lack of proper health facilities.

Last year by February, 122 children died in 137 days at the Civil Hospital in Mithi. Parents of the children had said that the hospital was not giving proper treatment nor was it providing free medicines.