LANDI KOTAL: Measles outbreak in a remote village of Landi Kotal claimed life of a two-year-old girl here on Saturday.

Residents of Pasedkhel said the disease affected a number of children in the area which is close to Torkham border and having minimal health facilities.

They said two-year-old daughter of Said Umar died of the disease while other children were admitted to Landi Kotal hospital where the required medicines for treatment of measles were not available.

They demanded of the health authorities to immediately arrange for vaccination against measles and dispatching health teams to the affected locality.

Published in Dawn, April 22nd, 2018

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