KARACHI: As the number of cases of diarrhoea, dehydration, respiratory infections, malaria, dengue and skin problems increases at the healthcare camps in the flood-affected areas, experts have warned of widespread diseases if the living conditions and healthcare needs of the flood victims are not managed timely.
The new spell of downpour may add wretchedness to the flood casualties as well as hinder progressing medical care administrations, said a proclamation by the Aga Khan University’s Flood Response Task Force.
The team is driven by Dr Adil Haider, the dignitary of AKU Medical College, and AKUH CEO Dr Shahid Shafi.
Better everyday environments, good food, clean drinking water, medical care offices and mosquito control ought to be the main concern in the alleviation work, said the articulation.
It said another worry is the strength of pregnant ladies. The United Nations Population Fund has assessed that north of 650,000 pregnant ladies are needing maternal wellbeing administrations, whose lives can be improved by furnishing them with convenient consideration, the team focused.
The assertion said that AKU’s medical services camps and versatile units in the flood-impacted regions had given care to north of 52,000 individuals in 18 areas of Sindh and Balochistan.
Out of 52,000 individuals who visited the camps, 15,000 were ladies, including 1,650 pregnant ladies, and 13,000 kids under five. More than 3,700 youngsters got normal inoculation.
