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A doctor is checking a flood-hit minor girl at a medical camp. Photo: AFP 14,869 cases of waterborne diseases and 13,326 cases of respiratory illnesses were treated on Friday at medical camps in Sindh.  Many flood victims, including women and children, are complaining of psychological distress after losing their homes, loved ones.  Diarrhoea, gastroenteritis, typhoid and dysentery are the second most common diseases among floods affectees.   KARACHI: Following the unprecedented deadly floods triggered by monsoon rains more than 500% above average levels, the affected people are now facing outbreaks of diarrhoea, dengue, skin diseases and other waterborne infections across the country, say health officials. Many flood victims, including women and children, are complaining of psychological distress after losing their homes, loved ones and livelihoods, the officials added. Public and private health officials said diarrhoea, cholera and other waterborne diseases had started kill

A child sits on a dry ground near by his family after fleeing from flood hit home in Shikarpur of Sindh province on August 30, 2022. — AFP Health experts have sounded the alarm regarding the outbreak of disease in flood-affected areas, estimating around five million people to fall sick in the next four to 12 weeks, The News reported. People in the flooded areas of Sindh, Balochistan, southern Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are likely to get diarrhea, cholera, gastroenteritis, typhoid and vector-borne diseases like dengue and malaria, the health experts warned on Tuesday. It is estimated that a disease outbreak would initially require medicines and medical supplies worth Rs1 billion, they said, and urged donors, philanthropists and common people to donate these after consulting health experts and officials of rescue and welfare organisations. “Of the 33 million people affected due to monsoon rains and floods across Pakistan, it is estimated that around five million people,

Displaced women wade through a flooded area after heavy monsoon rainfall in Rajanpur district of Punjab province on August 25, 2022. — AFP Over half million pregnant women in Pakistan need maternal care. Countless girls at increased risk of gender-based violence. Up to 73,000 women expected to deliver next month need birth care, and support. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), a sexual and reproductive health agency, has highlighted the affliction of Pakistani women caused by the catastrophic floods, saying that over half a million pregnant women in the flood-hit areas are in dire need of maternal health services while many other are at an increased risk of gender-based violence (GBV). At least 6.4 million people require humanitarian assistance after being hit by the floods triggered by the recent torrential monsoon rains and 1.6 million of them are women and girls. "Up to 73,000 women expected to deliver next month will need skilled birth attendants, newborn c