Karachi: Measles has become a deadly disease in interior Sindh and spread in very high-speed. It also takes the lives of almost 100 children in Sindh. Talking to media, Sindh Provincial Health Minster Dr Sagheer Ahmed said that five officers of Health Department were fired because their negligence in duties causes innocent deaths. He also added that he will personally visit the areas where people were affected with measles and he will also take effective initiative to stop this deadly disease.
The areas which are badly affected by measles which inclused Kashmore, Jacobabad, Sukkur, Larkana, Kambar and Khairpur. Doctor’s team also visited in these areas for vaccination of these diseases. According to media reports, Dr Samrina Hashmi said that measles is very highly infectious disease which mostly happens in those areas where people were living congested.
Treatment is available of this disease but the deaths occur due to secondary infection causes by this disease like chest infection.