Lower Dir opens measles shots after five village deaths
Lower Dir officials have begun a measles booster drive in Ghorah Banda after five child deaths, and told health staff to open a clinic within three days.
Five children in Ghorah Banda, Lower Dir, died of measles in recent days; others were hospitalised.
Deputy Commissioner Basharat Ahmad ordered a booster shot drive, a medical camp, and a basic clinic within three days.
District Health Officer Dr Sher Khan Afridi stressed timely childhood immunisation, including for measles and polio.
Maskin union council elders, citing about 5,700 households, also sought water, road and livestock support.