Calamity-hit areas: Waterborne diseases on the rise

NAUSHEHRO FEROZE: Gastroenteritis, skin diseases and other waterborne ailments are rising sharply in the rain-hit areas. More and more people are being infected with gastroentritis, malaria, hepatitis and skin diseases. The government hospitals and dispensaries in the affected areas don’t have enough space or resources to cater to the needs of so many patients. Even the Civil Hospital Naushehro Feroze, the biggest government-run hospital of the district, is flooded with dirty water. Patients have requested the provincial and federal governments to provide them with doctors and medicines.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 19^th,  2011.