THARPARKAR: Death toll of children due to malnutrition and epidemics in Tharparkar continues to climb as two more children expired here on Tuesday, health department said. According to details, two malnutrition affected children who were under treatment at Civil Hospital Mithi in Tharparkar died during treatment. As per the report of the health department, every year 1,500 children die due to malnutrition, infections and lack of proper medical facilities in the remote region. “Pakistan is the riskiest place to be born as measured by its newborn mortality rate,” the report stated. “A baby born in Pakistan is almost 50 times more likely to die during his or her first month than a baby born in Japan, Iceland and Singapore”.

Source: Pakistan Today January 08, 2019 09:55 UTC