Gastroenteritis epidemic in Panjpai brought under control

QUETTA: Gastroenteritis has hit at least 67 people in the Mian Khanzai area of Panjpai as epidemic has claimed several lives so far. However, situation is under control, official sources told APP here on Tuesday.

World Health Organization has handed over diarrhoea disease kit to DHO Quetta to ease the problem of the affectees.

When contacted, District Health Officer Quetta Dr Sher Ahmed Satakzai said that 27 cases of gastroenteritis were reported in the Kili Khilji of Panjpai a day before Ramazan.

The number rose to 67 with report of more cases in the same locality.

Reacting to the epidemic, health department government of Balochistan immediately sent teams of expert doctors along with the emergency medicines to cope with the menace effectively.

"The quick response has yielded positive results and the alarming situation is now under control," DHO maintained.

He further said that WHO health team along with district health unit comprising Dr Naseebullah, Dr Samad Langove, Dr Satesh Kumar along with other paramedics are still working in the area to fully control the epidemic.

Pashtunkhwa Mili Awami Party leader of Panjpai Rehmatullah hailed the efforts of the district health unit and urged them to continue their endeavors. (APP)