Flood-hit Pakistan to purchase over 6 million mosquito nets from India
2 years, 2 months ago

Flood-hit Pakistan to purchase over 6 million mosquito nets from India

Deccan Chronicle  

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's health ministry has approved the purchase of over 6 million mosquito nets from India, as the country scrambles to contain the spread of malaria and other vector-borne diseases due to the unprecedented floods, according to a media report on Tuesday. The World Health Organisation is using financial resources provided by Global Fund to acquire the nets for Pakistan, Geo.tv report said. The WHO officials said they are planning to obtain mosquito nets as early as possible and are hopeful that these would be obtained by next month via the Wagah route, the report said. Pakistan's health ministry had sought permission to procure mosquito nets from India last month, the report said.

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Neighbourhood Watch:
1 year, 11 months ago

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ABP News  

The international community has ignored Pakistan’s appeal for financial support to help in uplifting its sinking economy, but promised generous aid to assist the government in the rehabilitation of millions of impoverished flood ravaged people. However, the international community, not to speak of Pakistan’s all-weather friend China and its Islamic brothers in the Gulf, has remained silent over Pakistani leaders’ …

Pakistan: World Bank estimates floods caused $40B in damages
2 years, 2 months ago

Pakistan: World Bank estimates floods caused $40B in damages

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan said Wednesday that the World Bank estimates this summer’s record-breaking floods have caused $40 billion in damages in this impoverished South Asian nation. The United Nations has revised its appeal for aid for Pakistan five-fold, to $816 million, from the initial $160 million, saying recent assessments about the damages caused by floods pointed to the urgent need …

Flood-Hit Pakistan Approves Purchase Of Over 6 Million Mosquito Nets From India: Report
2 years, 2 months ago

Flood-Hit Pakistan Approves Purchase Of Over 6 Million Mosquito Nets From India: Report

ABP News  

New Delhi: Amid the deepening economic crisis in the neighboring country, Pakistan's health ministry approved the purchase of over 6 million mosquito nets from India on Tuesday, as reported by the news agency PTI. According to the Pakistani news website Geo.tv report, the World Health Organisation is using financial resources provided by the Global Fund to collect mosquito nets for …

Pakistan: Malaria, typhoid, dengue strike flood-hit areas, 33 million people affected
2 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan: Malaria, typhoid, dengue strike flood-hit areas, 33 million people affected

Firstpost  

The stagnant floodwaters have led to widespread cases of skin and eye infections, diarrhoea, malaria, typhoid and dengue fever across numerous provinces in Pakistan, triggering health threats to people in Pakistan Karachi: As Pakistan continues to bear the brunt of ongoing floods, infectious diseases like Malaria, typhoid and dengue fever are fast spreading across regions as the death toll reached …

Waterborne diseases spread among flood victims in Pakistan, leaving many children in a critical condition
2 years, 3 months ago

Waterborne diseases spread among flood victims in Pakistan, leaving many children in a critical condition

ABC  

Pakistan's recent recent record-breaking flooding has caused an outbreak of waterborne diseases, leaving many children in a critical condition. Key points: The overall death toll has reached 1,481 After focusing on getting food and tents to displaced people, the government is now planning measures to reduce the risk of waterborne diseases Pakistan received 391 millimetres of rain in July and …

Pakistan floods leave millions at risk of diseases
2 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan floods leave millions at risk of diseases

India TV News  

Highlights An estimated 33 to 35 million people have been directly affected by the floods Till now, at least 594,643 patients had been provided treatment at the health department A large number of treated patients are suffering from various diseases Pakistan floods: Pakistan is going through one of the worst monsoon rains and flash floods, causing massive destructions, damages to …

Pakistan floods claim 1,290 lives, displace over 6.3 lakhs: WHO
2 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan floods claim 1,290 lives, displace over 6.3 lakhs: WHO

India Today  

In the aftermath of incessant and torrential rains in Pakistan, the country has been reeling under the unprecedented scale of floods, causing heavy casualties. The WHO also said that nearly 1,460 health facilities in Pakistan were disrupted amid floods, of which 4,332 were completely defunct and 1,028 were partially defunct. Early disease surveillance indicated that tens of thousands have been …

Pakistan floods: Aid pours in amid massive devastation, deaths cross 1,200 mark
2 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan floods: Aid pours in amid massive devastation, deaths cross 1,200 mark

Hindustan Times  

Planes carrying fresh supplies are surging across a humanitarian air bridge to flood-ravaged Pakistan as the death toll surged past 1,200, officials said Friday, with families and children at special risk of disease and homelessness. Two more planes from UAE and Qatar with aid will arrive in Pakistan later Friday, and a Turkish train carrying relief goods for flood victims …

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