PESHAWAR: In order to promptly offer medical assistance to those in need and stop the spread of infections, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa health department has instructed the province’s district health officials to set up medical camps in the inaccessible areas affected by rain.
In addition, a statement from the director-general of health services states that the DHO will “strengthen surveillance to prevent and control water- and food-borne diseases.”
It further stated that, in order to address the public health challenges, it was imperative to expand surveillance and raise awareness in light of the ongoing rains.
The announcement stated, “All district health officers and medical superintendents of hospitals are required to stay on duty and monitor the situation in their respective districts as the health minister has already expressed apprehensions about the flood-related health issues.”
According to the DG, all hospitals need to keep a sufficient supply of basic medications on hand to treat patients with food and water-related problems.
claims the action will guarantee residents receive medical attention and stop disease outbreaks.
He continued by saying that the crisis brought on by the rain needed immediate response.
In order to provide medical assistance to the populace, the director general also directed the deployment of healthcare professionals to difficult-to-reach places and the construction of makeshift medical camps.
In the notification, he stated, “In addition to disease surveillance and preventive measures, these camps should ensure immediate relief to the patients.”
In order to take action to stop the spread of communicable and other diseases, the DG ordered the district health authorities to provide him with daily updates on the incidence of diseases in their areas affected by rain.
According to him, surveillance is crucial for early disease identification, quick action, efficient disease control, and disease prevention during periods of high rainfall.
Meanwhile, officials informed Dawn that because the communication network in areas severely affected by rain and flooding was disrupted, the health department was having trouble mobilizing workers and getting medications to patients in flood-affected areas.
They added that the health department was preparing to set up medical camps in inaccessible locations because there was a significant probability that cases of snakebites, acute respiratory and skin infections, and diarrhea would rise in the afflicted districts.
According to the officials, the department had previously reported cases from areas affected by flooding.
They claimed that in order to avoid illness, the residents of such locations needed access to safe food and clean drinking water.
Officials stated that the majority of the districts affected by the disaster required medication for skin, chest, and diarrheal diseases, the majority of which were reported in youngsters.
They added that the district needed antibiotics and medical supplies.
According to the officials, the department reported occurrences of cholera in certain locations following the recent floods, which were caused by contaminated water consumption. As a result, people are advised to drink heated water to prevent contracting this severe intestinal sickness.
They claimed that because standing water surrounded several of the regions, people there were more susceptible to mosquito bites that could result in dengue fever and malaria.
Medical camps were necessary since the health facilities in such areas were inaccessible, the officials continued.
They claimed that because the patients had diabetes and hypertension and needed ongoing care, they were particularly susceptible during floods because there weren’t enough doctors in the nearby hospitals.
According to the officials, the agency was not just concentrating on pregnant women but also on individuals with severe illnesses.
