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SHEIKHUPURA, May 27: A woman died of gastroenteritis here on Saturday at DHQ hospital. Reports said Farzana Hameed, 20, a resident of Muhammadpura locality on Jandiala Road, was admitted to the hospital. She was given necessary treatment but could not survive.
Eight people have reportedly died of gastroenteritis for the last several days. Dawn learnt here that around 50 to 60 patients, including children, suffering from the disease were being brought daily to the DHQ hospital as a result of which the children ward had become short of beds.
Meanwhile, the medical-superintendent said people should drink boiled water, avoid rotten fruit and vegetables and give ORS to their children during the attack of gastroenteritis.
SIALKOT: More than 250 gastroenteritis patients were admitted to hospitals and clinics in Sialkot, Daska, Sambrial, Bhopalwala, Pasrur, Satrah, Chawinda, Badiana and their surrounding areas on Saturday.
Some of the patients and their relatives complained about poor arrangements at the health facilities.
When contacted, the Sialkot health department officials said dozens of gastroenteritis patients were released from the government hospitals after proper treatment.
GUJRANWALA: Over a two dozen more children suffering from gastroenteritis were admitted to hospitals in Gujranwala and Kamoke hospitals here on Saturday.
The children were brought from different interior localities of Gujranwala and Kamoke.
DHQ children ward in charge Dr Anjum Sohail confirmed that around 81 children had been hospitalized with complaints of gastro disease.
He advised the people to drink boiled water and provide ORS to their children.
It is learnt that most of the children were getting treatment in private hospitals under the supervision of qualified doctors as parents are avoiding state-run hospitals owing to shortage of medicines and lack of other facilities.
EDO (Health) Dr Arshad Iqbal accused Wasa of not providing potable water to citizens as they were forced to drink contaminated water that caused the outbreak of gastroenteritis.
Refuting the allegation, Wasa director (engineering) Mujahid Pervez Khokhar claimed that the authority was supplying water to 25 per cent citizens while the rest of them had installed pumps at their houses.
FAISALABAD: Gastroenteritis patients kept on pouring in at various local hospitals and clinics on the 10th consecutive day taking the number to over 400 during the last couple of days.
Over 90 per cent of the affected patients are children between 3 to 10 years.
The doctors confirmed that the flow of the patients could not be controlled and if it continued there could be more casualties.
The main reason behind the increase in affected persons is said to be continuous supply of contaminated water by Wasa and consumption of underground water which has turned brackish.
Reports said none of the NGOs claiming to be working for community welfare had so far sent their staff to visit the affected areas to provide medical facilities to the patients.
Area people said instead of announcing long-term strategies should make immediate arrangements to control the situation.
