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Pakistan: 2021/2022 Measles

Source: https://reliefweb.int/report/pakist...les-msf-chaman-district-headquarters-hospital


375 children treated for measles by MSF in Chaman District Headquarters Hospital
Format News and Press Release
Source MSF
Posted 25 Feb 2021
Originally published 23 Feb 2021

Chaman, Balochistan: Supporting Department of Health to respond to an outbreak, M?decins Sans Fronti?res (MSF) is running a 30-bed isolation ward for treatment of the measles patients in the District Headquarters (DHQ) hospital in Chaman, District Qilla Abdullah. MSF is fully managing the isolation ward through medical staff, medicines, Personal Protection Equipment (PPE), water and power supply, sanitization and health education. Since 1st week of January when MSF opened the isolation ward, a total of 125 patients have been treated successfully and 250 patients sent home on oral medications. MSF has also vaccinated 756 children for measles since then...
 
Source: https://www.dawn.com/news/1612932/two-children-die-of-measles-in-shangla-village

Two children die of measles in Shangla village
The Newspaper's CorrespondentPublished March 17, 2021 - Updated about 24 hours ago
? DAWN

SHANGLA: Two children died and several others were affected due to measles in Kamach union council of Martung tehsil as the health department sent a team to the area for vaccination of children on Tuesday.

The health department confirmed the sudden emergence of measles cases in Kharaw village, saying it had engaged a team of the Expanded Programme on Immunisation in the affected locality to vaccinate the children against the disease...
 
Source: https://arynews.tv/en/measles-breaks-out-jacobabad-shikarpur-districts-sindh/

Measles breaks out in Jacobabad, Shikarpur districts of Sindh
Web Desk On Apr 1, 2021

KARACHI: An outbreak of measles cases has been reported in northern Sindh districts of Jacobabad and Shikarpur, quoting health officials, ARY News reported on Thursday.

Sindh health department has sent its team to the area after several cases of measles reported in children in Jacobabad, Thul, Garhi Yaseen and other towns.

The team also comprises of the officials of the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF and the Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI).

?In March 75 children infected with measles were brought to the National Institute of Child Health (NICH) in Karachi,? NICH head Dr. Jamal Raza said.

?In last three months over 160 children were brought to the hospital,? NICH chief said. ?Fifty percent children of them from other districts were infected with measles,? Dr Raza said...
 
Source: https://www.urdupoint.com/en/pakistan/measles-cases-on-rise-in-dera-50-affected-ch-1219841.html

Measles Cases On Rise In Dera, 50 Affected Children Reported, Says Doctor
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) 2 hours ago Sat 10th April 2021 | 08:00 PM

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 10th Apr, 2021 ) :Gastroenteritis and measles have also spread rapidly in and around Dera Ismail Khan with week time 50 children were admitted into civil hospitals, doctor at the civil hospital confirmed.

With the onset of summer, various epidemics began to break out in and around Dera. Measles broke out in children with gastroenteritis in Dera, the doctor of the civil hospital told media persons.

In just one week, more than 50 children were admitted to the Civil Hospital with measles. Measles began to spread rapidly among young children. Dozens of children are currently being treated at the Civil Hospital Dera for the deadly disease.

The number of gastroenteritis and measles patients in different parts of Dera as well as in the adjoining areas started increasing rapidly...
 
Source: https://pakobserver.net/two-minor-girls-die-of-measles-in-kandhkot/


Two minor girls die of measles in Kandhkot
By News desk -
April 22, 2021

Kandhkot

Two minor girls died of measles here on Wednesday while dozen others affected of the disease was under treatment at various hospitals of tehsil Kandhkot of district Kashmore. Non-availability of anti-measles vaccine at hospitals was adding to the problem.

According to details, two minor girls including four-year-old Asifa daughter of Bashir Ahmed Gunior and one-year-old Hifza daughter of Shabir Ahmed Gunio hailing from Eidgah Mohallah was Kandhkot were detected with measles some one week earlier and were under treatment.

However, due to non-availability of anti-measles vaccine, the two girls stated to be daughters of two real brothers could not be treated appropriately and expired...
 
Source: https://arynews.tv/en/child-jacobabad-dies-measles/

Child in Jacobabad dies of measles: sources
Web Desk On Apr 25, 2021
child jacobabad dies measles

JACOBABAD: A child in Jacobabad district of Sindh on Sunday lost his life due to measles outbreak, ARY News reported on Sunday, citing hospital sources.

According to District Health Officer (DHO) Abdul Ghaffar Rind, the child breathed his last at the district hospital, lifting the death toll to 6 in the district.

He further said that 122 children are infected with measles in the district...

Measles is a highly contagious infectious disease caused by the measles virus. Symptoms usually develop 10?12 days after exposure to an infected person and last 7?10 days...
 
Source: https://www.dawn.com/news/1620819/measles-cases-attain-alarming-proportion-in-larkana-surroundings

Measles cases attain alarming proportion in Larkana, surroundings
M.B. KalhoroPublished April 28, 2021 - Updated about 10 hours ago
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LARKANA: Measles is spreading fast in Larkana and its surroundings, confirmed health experts working in Chandka Medical College Hospital?s (CMCH) children units to Dawn on Tuesday.

The number of cases continued to swell and the graph was constantly rising, said the Child Life Foundation (CLF) which runs a separate emergency unit adjacent to the CMCH Children Hospital. Foundation administrator Abdullah Khan Asar said that since the fresh episode which started in January 2021, and till date, 184 measles patients were admitted in the emergency unit where six deaths were recorded.

Two patients were in critical condition when this correspondent visited the unit on Monday. The situation direly needed a separate intensive care unit (ICU) under the obtaining conditions. The relatives of a boy were seen maintaining oxygen manually to save his life...
 
Source: https://nation.com.pk/08-May-2021/three-more-children-die-of-measles-in-kandhkot


Three more children die of measles in Kandhkot
Staff Reporter
May 08, 2021

KANDHKOT - Three more children died of measles in Kandhkot, affected families told media on Friday. The affected families said that Kubra Shaikh, 2, Murtaza Shaikh, 3, and Mubarak Shaikh, 4, lost their lives after suffering from the deadly disease in Kandhkot. The incident has created a mourning atmosphere in the city...
 
Source: https://arynews.tv/en/two-more-children-die-measles-infection-jacobabad/

Two more children die by measles in Jacobabad
Web Desk On Jun 23, 2021

JACOBABAD: Two more children in Jacobabad district died due to the measles outbreak soaring the death toll by the disease to 46, ARY News reported Wednesday.

A child Khan Muhammad Shaikh died in a neighborhood of Thul city, while another child Aasiya Shar died at Haji Mehar Shar village in the district.

A large number of children have been infected with measles in the district but the health department has failed to take notice of the cases, relatives of the infected children lamented...
 
Source: https://arynews.tv/jacobabad-another-child-dies-measles/

June 28, 2021
Web Desk
Another child dies of measles in Jacobabad, death toll surges to 50

JACOBABAD: Another child succumbed to the deadly disease of measles in Sindh district of Jacobabad, ARY News reported on Monday.

The latest death was reported in Thul, where a three-year-old boy died of measles, confirmed the sources within the hospital.

The death toll of children by measles has reached 50 in Jacobabad in the last one-and-half month with the fresh death of a three-year-old, sources added...

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Source: https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/856240-two-killed-several-hospitalised-by-measles-in-sukkur-region


Two killed, several hospitalised by measles in Sukkur region
June 28, 2021

SUKKUR: The recent outbreak of measles took two lives in Muhalla Usmanabad near Setharja in district Khairpur, while 10 others got hospitalised at the basic health centre.

Reports said two children, including four-year-old Kaveeta and three-year-old Jiya, were killed due to the measles attack and 10 other children were shifted to hospital after suffering from the disease. District Health Officer Khairpur Muhammad Hassan Abro said a medical team was sent to collect data from Setharja to find out if the victims had received anti-measles vaccines or not. Earlier, three children had died of measles in Jacobabad on Wednesday, bringing the death toll up to 46 in a month...
 
Source: https://pakobserver.net/two-more-children-die-of-measles/

Two more children die of measles
By News desk -
August 6, 2021

Our Correspondent
Jacoabad

Measles continue to claim more lives as two more children died of the epidemic on Thursday after which three-month toll due to the disease soared to 70.

According to details, due to lack of interest of the health department and provincial authorities, the measles epidemic has went out of control in different areas of Jacobabad...
 
Source: https://nation.com.pk/13-Oct-2021/sindh-to-initiate-anti-measles-drive-as-38-children-die


Sindh to initiate anti-measles drive as 38 children die
Web Desk
4:34 PM | October 13, 2021

The government of Sindh has stated that it has been decided to launch the world’s biggest anti-measles vaccination drive in the province during which 19 million children will be immunised against the deadly disease.

The decision comes after 38 children recently succumbed to measles in the province.

In a joint press conference in Karachi on Tuesday, Sindh Project Director of Immunisation Irshad Memon said that 2,489 children in Sindh have been affected by measles this year, of which 38 have died. Memon was accompanied by Sindh Health Director-General Dr Jumman Khan, Emergency Operation Centre (EOC)’s Dr Ahmed Ali, and health experts at the press conference.

“117 cases of Rubella have been reported in Sindh this year therefore a campaign for immunisation against Rubella and measles is being launched in Karachi and the rest of the province starting November 15,” said Memon...
 
Source: https://www.dawn.com/news/1655825

Over 400 measles cases reported in Shangla
Dawn ReportPublished November 4, 2021 - Updated about 20 hours ago

SHANGLA/MARDAN: The health department has reported over 400 measles cases in various parts of Shangla district.

Expanded Programme on Immunisation coordinator Dr Mohammad Hussain told Dawn on Wednesday that the department planned to begin a vaccination campaign against measles from Nov 15. He said rubella and polio diseases would also be covered under the campaign...
 
Source: https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/91...ampaign-five-children-die-of-measles-in-sindh

Despite ongoing MR campaign, five children die of measles in Sindh
November 22, 2021

SUKKUR: As many as five children have died due to measles in various parts of interior Sindh, despite the ongoing Measles and Rubella (MR) campaign throughout the province. Reports said three children, including a two-year-old boy, Muhammad, s/o Hajan Manghnejo, and a four-year-old girl, Tayyaba, d/o Qasim, and another two-year-old girl, Rashida, d/o Manzoor Sheikh, have died due to measles in Mangneja Goth of Kot Mir Muhammad in Khairpur. Another two children, identified as four-year-old boy, Faraz, s/o Eidan Malik, in Tangwani and a boy Nadir Mirani of Gulsheer Muhalla in Kandhkot, have died due to measles...
 
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