Summary The baby girl died during birth in a rickshaw outside main gate of the hospital.
GUJRANWALA (Web Desk) – Despite the government’s repeated claims, health indicators in the country are on a downhill side.
A baby girl died during birth in rickshaw after the mother was denied admission in gynae ward in Gujranwala Civil Hospital on Wednesday.
Talking to Dunya News, Sajida Bibi said she is a poor woman and the hospital staff refused to admit her in gynae ward.
The baby girl died during birth in a rickshaw outside main gate of the hospital.
Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif took notice of the incident and summoned report from the concerned authorities.
Meanwhile, Secretary Health appointed DCO Gujranwala as investigation officer and directed him to submit a report at earliest.
A report released in May this year said Pakistan’s ranking in the ‘Mother Mortality Ratio (MMR)’ had slipped from 147th last year to 149.
Moreover, except Afghanistan, all the countries in the region have much better health indicators than Pakistan.
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