Karachi
Six-year-old boy Hasnain, whose face was mutilated by stray dogs’ bites in Larkana, breath his last on Wednesday at the National Institute of Child Health (NICH) Karachi. Hasnain was under treatment at the NICH, where he underwent multiple face surgeries. According to the Director NICH, Dr Jamal, the boy succumbed to his wounds at the hospital due to infection. His body was handed over to the heirs, he continued.
On November 18, the provincial government formed a 10-member medical board comprising of senior doctors from different government hospitals to treat the child. Hasnain was rushed to the NICH, after the Sindh government took notice of the matter. He was denied treatment in Larkana’s hospitals including biggest medical facilities in the district, Chandka Medical Hospital (CMH). His parents were asked to shift him to Karachi.—INP
