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Dr Khalid Shafi
Coverage of Dr Khalid Shafi in the Nexus archive.
Indus Hospitalplace1Sindh Infectious Diseases Hospital and Research Centreplace1National Institute of Child Healthplace1Sindh Institute of Child Health and Neonatologyplace1measlestopic1diphtheriatopic1Expanded Programme for Immunisationorganization1Pakistan Paediatric Associationorganization1Karachiplace1
- 144 children lost to diphtheria, measles since January in Karachi
At least 144 children in Karachi have died from measles and diphtheria since January 2026, with 1,915 measles cases and 125 deaths reported across four tertiary care hospitals. Experts attribute the deaths to low vaccination coverage, as parents fail to ensure timely immunization despite free vaccines under the Expanded Programme for Immunisation (EPI).