After flood, cholera taking toll on children

JaAFFAEABAD: It seems the plight of flood-affected people is far from end as after the territorial rains and flood wreaked havoc in Jaffarabad, cholera outbreak claimed lives of two children in the area due to unavailability of clean drinking water and hygienic food in the rural area.

The outbreak of gastro has affected dozens of children in  jaffarabad and Naseerabad districts, private news channel reported on Tuesday.

The local people urged the health department to established medical camps in various localities in the affected districts to provide free and timely treatment to gastro-affected children.

However, people of the area also complained about the lack of medicines and doctors in the District Headquarters Hospital and basic healthcare units.