Pakistan’s devastating floods have killed nearly 1,500 people since June, while another 33 million people remain affected, health officials say. “Dengue” (dengue) has spread to more than 3,000 patients.
The BBC reports that most migrants fleeing the floods still live near floodplains. and expose them to mosquito-borne dengue fever In Sindh, at least 3,830 cases of dengue fever have been reported, with nine deaths so far, the true number may be even higher.
“The overall situation in Sindhi is still very bad. We are gradually opening mobile medical units which are distributed at different times. throughout the region Most of the cases were found in hemorrhagic dengue patients. and then malaria.” Interview with the BBC
“Dengue fever is spreading everywhere. And there are more patients every day. “
Pakistan has been facing major floods due to the influence of monsoon storms and melting glaciers for more than two months, but thousands of villages have been flooded. and tens of thousands of households must be displaced
Antonio Gutierres, Secretary General of the United Nations, said that he visited flooded areas in Pakistan last week, that he had seen families who had lost everything to the water and that he was “very concerned” about the situation. He also called on rich countries to offer assistance to Pakistan.
“We want a world where peace and security are only guaranteed when inequality is reduced,” he said.
source: BBC
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