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‘Human error’ caused children’s death in Benazirabad, says health ministry
 [DAWN] Terming the death of four children in Benazirabad district a ’human error’ and not the result of unsafe measles vaccine, the Sindh health ministry has said the matter had been taken up at the highest level and "strict disciplinary action" is being carried out against those involved in the sad episode.Meanwhile, ...back at the barn, Bossy had come up with a new idea, one that didn't involve kerosene... Health Secretary Fazlullah Pechuho told a presser on Wednesday that the incident occurred because of transfer of bacteria in a vial owing to erroneous administering of vaccine. "An unfortunate incident occurred in Nawabshah (Benazirabad) on March 1 where three infants died during the mother and child week. We are all saddened by this event. We offer our heartfelt condolence to the families and relatives who lost their loved ones," said a statement issued by the health ministry on Wednesday. Upon receiving the report of that tragic incident, it said, the Sindh government’s health ministry immediately formed an investigation committee comprised of government officers, paediatricians and technical partners and "the committee has established what went wrong". "The Sindh government would like to inform the public and the media that these deaths did not take place because of the measles vaccine and that the vaccine being given to children was not expired. It is perfectly safe. It is the same vaccine being administered throughout the world and subscribes to international standards," claimed the health ministry. Posted by: Fred 2018-03-16 |
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