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63 Ghor children die of pneumonia, measles in 9 months

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FIROZKOH (Pajhwok): Local health province amid lack of child health specialists.

The officials said despite taking measures to control the diseases, the number of children affected was increasing with each passing day.

Dr. Jumma Gul Yaqobi, head of Ghor Civil Hospital, in an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News confirmed receiving 4,700 children suffering from measles and pneumonia over the last nine months. He said of the children, 58 lost their lives.

He said the number of children suffering from measles disease increased in . . .

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