In Sindh, a dispute over numbers has become a dispute over trust. Provincial health authorities have formally challenged a newspaper's diphtheria death toll, insisting the confirmed count stands at ten across the province — not thirteen at a single hospital. The disagreement, rooted in conflicting sources within the health system itself, points to a deeper fragility in how societies account for lives lost to preventable disease.
Sindh Health Dept Disputes Tribune's Diphtheria Death Count
At least 10 confirmed deaths from diphtheria recorded across Sindh province, with potential for higher unreported cases.