Battling disease and distrust in Pakistan By Muhammad Shahid Imran Travelling along Ahmad Nawaz, a rural vaccinator reveals the true difficulties and problems in the way of proper routine vaccination in Pakistan. The majority of Pakistani population consist of rural area which has been totally unaware about the importance of vaccine. There are myths among them that we saw many people survive long life without any vaccination. The rural areas of Pakistan actually witness countless unreported cases of measles and other killer diseases. Ahmad has been informed by health centre about a death of child suffering from measles at hospital from this locality. The child was died because of the complications of measles, pneumonia and diarrheal fever. He was brought to hospital in total unconscious. His parents were responsible for this as they do not go through proper check up they assume it only a fever. Now as per directions vaccinating team has to vaccinate the whole vill
A journalist, with something to say as always !