Numerous people are Suffering from Water Borne Disease
One-third of Pakistan is under water as a result of terrible flooding brought on by monsoon rainfall. Millions of people are sleeping in temporary shelters without access to drink clean water or medical treatment after losing their houses. Currently, our teams are addressing the flooding, dispersing emergency supplies and clean water, and offering medical attention for any illnesses brought on by the calamity.
The addition of municipal sewage and industrial wastewater at various points of the water distribution network, as well as a lack of water disinfection and water quality monitoring at treatment facilities, are the main causes of waterborne diseases in drinking water. Typhoid, giardiasis, intestinal worms, diarrhoea, cryptosporidium infections, and gastroenteritis are examples of waterborne diseases in Pakistan.
People are suffering from skin diseases, malaria, diarrhoea, and respiratory infections. The contaminated flood water that is being consumed and used by the locals is spreading a number of ailments. Our physicians conduct examinations, provide prescriptions, and refer patients in need of specialised treatment and pregnant patients to an MSF facility at the District Headquarters Hospital in Dera Murad Jamali.
According to government data and UNICEF on Friday, children and women are becoming increasingly susceptible as tens of thousands of people in flood-stricken Pakistan suffer from infectious and water-borne diseases and the number of fatalities has topped 1,500.
The southern Sindh provincial administration stated in a report on Friday that the areas have become infected with ailments including as malaria, dengue fever, diarrhoea, and skin disorders as flood waters begin to subside, which officials predict may take two to six months.
A day after the government and the World Health Organization expressed alarm about the spread of waterborne infections among flood victims, the most recent development has occurred.
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Since June, 33 million people have been devastated by flash floods that have killed close to 1,200 people. Additionally, about a million houses have been destroyed or damaged.
While majority of the country’s flood waters started to subside, many districts in Sindh province’s south remained under water.
In relief camps, there are close to 500,000 individuals who have been displaced by the flood. According to Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho, the provincial health minister for Sindh, thousands of medical camps have been established in flood-affected districts to provide care for the victims.
Young children are exposed to a wide range of new flood-related risks and hazards, such as from damaged houses and drowning in floodwaters, while living in the open with their family without access to drinking water, food, or a means of support.
In response, UNICEF is working with the government and its partners to provide children and families with safe drinking water, life-saving medical equipment, helpful food supplies, and hygiene kits. Additionally, we are setting up temporary learning facilities and assisting with the mental wellness and protection of kids impacted by these terrible floods.
But much more is required to make sure we can assist all flood-displaced households in recovering from this climate catastrophe.
Director of WaterAid Pakistan Arif Jabbar Khan has travelled to Sindh, the region most severely impacted by the June rains. Due to a shortage of clean water, he said that a serious risk of diarrhoea and dysentery existed.
Families are currently living in spartan huts made of bamboo and plastic on the banks of overflowing rivers and canals. Because they have no other choice, some have even been drinking flood water, which is a recipe for widespread illness epidemics. We are making every effort to contact them, added Khan.
The floods, which have damaged latrines and contaminated water supplies, have had an impact on at least 33 million people.
Numerous people are Suffering from Water Borne Disease Numerous people are Suffering from Water Borne Disease
Numerous people are Suffering from Water Borne Disease Numerous people are Suffering from Water Borne Disease
Numerous people are Suffering from Water Borne Disease Numerous people are Suffering from Water Borne Disease
Numerous people are Suffering from Water Borne Disease Numerous people are Suffering from Water Borne Disease
