Published February 03,2024
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Over 19,000 kids have been identified with pneumonia throughout Pakistan‘s northeastern province of Punjab previously month, officers mentioned on Saturday.
The scenario is exacerbated by chilly climate, smog and dirt.
Jamal Nasir, a senior well being official, mentioned the illness impacts individuals within the province yearly.
“Every year 55,000 to 60,000 children die in Pakistan because of pneumonia and this is not the first time,” Nasir mentioned in a video assertion.
He urged mother and father to vaccinate their kids.
“We are providing free vaccination across the province and parents should vaccinate their children,” he mentioned.
The chilly wave nonetheless grips Pakistan because the nation’s central and northern elements obtained heavy rain and heavy snowfall in previous few days.
Source: www.anews.com.tr