THARPARKAR: Death toll of children due to malnutrition and diseases in Tharparkar region of Sindh continued to climb as four more infants passed away in 24 hours, the health department sources said on Saturday.

The latest deaths have taken the death toll in Tharparkar in first three days of November to 07 and 527 since January 01, 2018. According to the health department, every year 1,500 children die due to malnutrition, infections and lack of proper medical facilities in the remote region. A report released by the United Nation’s Children Fund in April this year stated that Pakistan is among countries with the highest infant mortality rate, with 22 infants dying before turning one-month-old. Among these countries, eight are in Africa and two in Asia, including Afghanistan which is ranked third.—INP