Disease Spreading.

After endless bouts of rain, and the mismanagement of overflowed and stagnant sewage water, Karachi is experiencing an uncontrolled spread of diseases lie diarrhoea, dengue fever and malaria. The city has become the perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes and flies, each of which contributes to the public's deteriorating health. Needless to say, a large-scale fumigation campaign should be carried out by the provincial government while the authorities also work at water management.

According to recent reports by the Sindh health department, at least 2825 dengue cases have been registered, out of which 2462 are from Karachi alone. Health experts have so far warned that most ill patients are in critical conditions and abundant resources-including platelets and medicines-are needed for their treatment. The people of Karachi are already inconvenienced by other problems like flooding, increased criminal activities, shortages of medicines as well as poor infrastructural development and maintenance. The risk of catching dengue and malaria, both of which are preventable diseases, has made their quality of life much worse.

Another factor that must be taken into consideration with the spread of such diseases is the cost of treatment. Most that are well-off economically can afford to take preventative measures like frequent fumigation...