Karachi: Sindh government has urged Punjab government to provide doctors and paramedical staff to carry out rain and flood emergency operations. According to letter written by Health Department of Sindh government, they demanded at least 380 doctors and paramedical practitioners. Sindh government has urged Secretary of Health and Chief Secretary of Punjab to help Sindh government. 

Sindh’s ten districts need doctors, nurses and paramedical staff urgently, letter read. Sindh is under a viral disease epidemic after majority of province is far from recovering from devastating rainfall and floods in country.  

On September 20, at least nine people were reported dead of infectious and viral diseases in province. Ministry of Health data shows that viral infections have spread to thousands of people in flood-hit Pakistan. According to data provided by Provincial Disaster Management Authority six people, including four men and two women lost their lives due to floods in Sindh in last 24 hours.

According to PDMA, since June 21, 707 people have been reported dead due to floods in province. A total of 278 men, 132 women and 297 children have lost their lives while 8422 people have suffered injuries amid calamity, PDMA told.

Published in The Daily National Courier, September, 24 2022

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