- Title: PAKISTAN: Aid agencies fear more disease and malnutrition in wake of floods
- Date: 2nd September 2010
- Summary: NOWSHERA, PAKISTAN (SEPTEMBER 1, 2010) (REUTERS) RELIEF CAMP SET UP BY UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES (UNHCR) WOMEN WEARING BURQAS ENTERING CAMP CHILD CRYING VARIOUS OF DISPLACED PEOPLE SITTING OUTSIDE TENTS WOMAN WITH CHILD SITTING ON MAT OUTSIDE TENT CHILD WITH FLIES SWARMING AROUND ITS HEAD BABY FEEDER WITH FLIES ON IT CHARSADDA, PAKISTAN (SEPTEMBER 1, 2010) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (English) DOCTOR HENDRIKUS, EMERGENCY RELIEF COORDINATOR FOR WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION (WHO) SAYING "We are concerned about outbreak of diseases because people have difficulties accessing clean water, food and often the hygienic conditions are poor. So there is an increased communicable diseases." NOWSHERA, PAKISTAN (SEPTEMBER 1, 2010) (REUTERS) WOMAN FANNING CHILD INSIDE TENT GIRL HOLDING WATER BOTTLE WALKING TO TENT YOUNG WOMEN LOOKING OUT FROM TENT ELDERLY MAN FANNING HIMSELF WOMEN AND CHILDREN INSIDE TENT PABBI, PAKISTAN (SEPTEMBER 1, 2010) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF HOSPITAL SET UP BY WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION (WHO) AND PAKISTAN GOVERNMENT WOMEN AND CHILDREN AT HOSPITAL WARD CHILD HOLDING CUP MOTHER AND SICK CHILD CLOSE OF CHILD WITH FLIES SWARMING HIS FACE SICK WOMAN AND CHILD (SOUNDBITE) (English) DOCTOR NADEEM JAN, HEAD OF HOSPITAL, SAYING: "As this centre is focusing mainly on diarrhea , so the patients for diarrhea, vomiting, they come here, mainly children and women of every age. But focus is on small children, they come here and they get treatment." WOMAN WEARING BURQA SITTING IN HOSPITAL WOMEN WITH SICK CHILDREN IN HOSPITAL WARD CHILD RECEIVING TREATMENT SICK YOUNG WOMAN WOMEN WITH SICK CHILDREN CHILD BEING GIVEN WATER FROM A CUP
- Embargoed: 17th September 2010 13:00
- Keywords:
- Location: Pakistan
- Country: Pakistan
- Topics: International Relations,Disasters / Accidents / Natural catastrophes
- Reuters ID: LVARLA0PTGY7N1AUOF7XO3PZN7Y
- Story Text: Aid agencies fear disease, food shortages and malnutrition may create new crises for Pakistan's flood victims.
The U.N High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) relief agency has set up a relief camp in Nowshera.
But those displaced by the worst floods in Pakistan's history remain vulnerable to diseases.
"We are concerned about outbreak of diseases because people have difficulties accessing clean water, food and often the hygienic conditions are poor. So there is an increased communicable diseases," Doctor Hendrikus, Emergency Relief Coordinator from World Health Organisation (WHO) told reporters in Charsadda on Wednesday (September 1).
Flood victims queued at a hospital at Northwestern town of Pabbi to receive treatment. on Wednesday.
The hospital was set up a week ago by WHO with Pakistan's ministry of health and an NGO from the United Kingdom.
The hospital is treating around 130 patients daily and has provided treatment to 1130 patients so far, a spokesperson for WHO said.
"As this centre is focusing mainly on diarrhea, so the patients for diarrhea, vomiting, they come here, mainly children and women of every age. But focus is on small children, they come here and they get treatment," said Doctor Nadeem Jan, who is in charge of the hospital.
Aid agencies are warning that with so much farmland under water in a country which is heavily dependent on agriculture the crisis in Pakistan could persist for months.
At least 3.2 million hectares (8.4 million acres), about 14 percent of Pakistan's entire cultivated land, have been damaged. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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