Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 17 Jun 2023, 07:49 am Print
Diarrhea Afghanistan's Mazar-e-Sharif city has witnessed the deaths of six children due to seasonal diseases like diarrhea in the past two months, media reports said.
According to Abdul Raouf Forough, director of the pediatric ward of Abu Ali Sina Balkhi Hospital, four children died last month, and two more in the second half of May, reports Khaama Press.
He also elaborated that around 150 to 250 children with this kind of disease visit the pediatric section of the hospital.
“One of the reasons is the hot weather, and people do not use clean water, they use contaminated water, or children do not feed on mother’s milk, and they do not observe environmental and personal hygiene, and also use unclean fruits and vegetables,” said Forough.
- Canada registers first case of clase I mpox
- USA: First case of bird flu infection reported in child in California
- Over 260 million people in USA will be either obese or overweight by 2050, reveals new study
- New report shows unhealthy eating drives $8 trillion in annual hidden costs
- WHO lists 17 pathogens as top priorities for developing new vaccine
