Four more kids die of malnutrition in Mithi and Chachro

THARPARKAR (92 News) – Four more children died of malnutrition and other diseases in Mithi and Chachro hospitals on Wednesday. The death toll has increased to 318 this 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. Earlier, a report released by the United Nation’s Children Fund in April 2018, stated that Pakistan is among countries with the highest infant mortality rate, with 22 infants dying before turning one-month-old. Among these countries, eight are in Africa and two in Asia, including Afghanistan which is ranked third. “Pakistan is the riskiest place to be born as measured by its newborn mortality rate. 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,” the report added.