Vaccinate The Flooded Population.

The imprints of immeasurable losses both physical and psychological are still fresh in our memories due to floods in many parts of the country. Floods give birth to different but known diseases that require timely vaccination. The deaths of 449 children in 2012 due to measles in parts of Sindh affected by the 2011 floods are still fresh in our minds.

We must learn good lessons from our recent past shortcomings i.e. neglecting to vaccinate the flood-hit population. Justice (r) Mohammad Raza Khan in his 80-page report blamed a rigid procedure of procurement as the sole reason for the deaths of innocent soles. Certainly, we can prevent a...