A three-year-old girl succumbed to measles in Kandhkot, increasing the number of children killed by the disease in the district within a week to three. The family blamed the health department for criminal negligence.
Shahla Gul Bijarani died after contracting measles, her father Nadeem Bijarani said, adding that despite repeated complaints, no medical team was dispatched and no timely treatment was provided. Authorities failed to take the matter seriously even after symptoms appeared.
Two more children from the same family — six-year-old Saim Ali and four-year-old Muhammad Usman Bijarani — are also ill with measles. None of the children had been vaccinated, the family said.
The deaths in Kandhkot add to more than twelve child fatalities previously reported in Tangwani area, bringing the broader toll from the outbreak to at least fifteen children.
Residents, civil society representatives and affected families have called on the Sindh government and senior health officials to take immediate notice, hold negligent officials accountable, and launch an emergency vaccination campaign across affected areas. The family has demanded urgent medical assistance and a swift public health response to prevent further deaths.