Saving Lives: NGOs and health dept join hands
In Badin, the rainwater has yet to be drained and has started contaminating drinking water.
September 29, 2011
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BADIN:
The Sindh Health Department is working with 12 national and international non-governmental organisations to control the outbreak of diseases in flood-affected areas. In Badin, the rainwater has yet to be drained and has started contaminating drinking water. The stagnant water has also caused an outbreak of malaria and skin diseases. Medecins Sans Frontiers (MSF) and the Organisation for Medical Humanitarian Aid (MHA) medical teams have been dispatched to the remotest areas in the district. Dr Erwin Gloria of the MSF and Mona Koreijo of the MHA said that they were working in close coordination with district health officials. “We hold medical camps on recommendation of the officials and also try to assess the situation through communities we interact with,” they said. The MSF is currently running its medical units at Tando Bago, Qaiser Khan Goth and Chandio Goth where 800 patients are under treatment.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 29th, 2011.
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