Causalities may rise if health issues not addressed in flood affected areas: Health expert.

ISLAMABAD -- The country's one third land has been submerged due to torrential rains and flash floods and it has been causing health complications among the affected people particularly in the children and women.

In an exclusive talk with reporter, Senior Medical Officer and Child Specialist Dr Nasrullah Sabki alarmed that the causalities could rise if health issues were not focused in the flood affected areas in time.

He said particularly pregnant women and newborn babies were vulnerable to a number of diseases due to unavailability of proper medical treatment and hygienic environment in the flood ravaged areas.

He said due to the stagnant water, skin infection was a common disease being reported in all age groups of people in the flood-hit areas. In fact, the accumulated water had multiplied the growth of flies and mosquitoes which were the main source of malaria, dengue, typhoid, gastro, cholera, hepatitis A and food poisoning etcetera, he added.

Dr Sabki said the flood affected people must drink boiled water to protect themselves from gastro, cholera, typhoid, food poisoning, hepatitis A and many other diseases.

He said due to dilapidated infrastructure, the pregnant women had no access to the hospitals therefore; they must be provided nearby health facilities so that they could give birth to babies in both the cases either it was a normal or caesarean one.

Appreciating the government, Pakistan Army and non-profitable organizations' health...