Nine dead as gastro outbreak hits remote villages in hills

Nine dead as gastro outbreak hits remote villages in hills

A severe gastroenteritis outbreak has claimed nine lives over the past ten days in the remote Kohistan region of Thano Bula Khan, Jamshoro. Dozens of others, including women and children, have been affected, with most receiving treatment at home due to the lack of medical facilities in the area. The deceased, all residents of Goth Faiz Muhammad Barfat, were identified as: a 50-year-old woman (wife of Yar Muhammad), 24-year-old Mehr Ali (son of M…