THARPARKAR: The death toll of children dying of malnutrition in Sindh’s Tharparkar region continued to climb as two more infants passed away on Tuesday, the health department said. According to details, two children including a newborn and a three-month-old child expired at Mithi Hospital. The latest deaths have taken the death toll in Tharparkar to 137 in the ongoing year. According to 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.

Source: Pakistan Today March 05, 2019 12:08 UTC