Mounting Malaria cases in Sindh alarming

KARACHI: The Sindh Health Department has sounded the alarm on the escalating malaria crisis, with a staggering 269,596 reported cases in the province.

A recent death has added to the mounting toll of children falling victim to malaria in Sindh. This latest fatality marks the sixth child to succumb to the mosquito-borne disease in just one week, according to reports on Saturday.

The victim, an 11-month-old child from the village of Samandar Khoso, was rushed to Jacobabad Hospital in critical condition after contracting malaria. The child did not receive timely medical attention, ultimately resulting in a devastating loss, hospital sources revealed.

Disturbingly, figures shared by the health department indicated that from January to August, the Hyderabad division alone recorded 132,441 cases of this deadly disease.