Medical Superintendent Helper Eye Hospital Quetta, Dr. Hafizullah Muhammad Shahi, said on Thursday that 20 patients infected with conjunctivitis have been brought to HEHQ during the last week. Three of the people affected by conjunctivitis an inflammation of the transparent membrane that lines the eyelid and eyeball are from Turkey.
While talking to APP, MS said, “Conjunctivitis does not exist in Balochistan, but this disease has been transferred here from other provinces. As many as 20 patients were brought to Helper Eye Hospital Quetta,” he said, adding that the patients brought to the hospital belong to different areas.—APP
