By Michael Hall | Senior Advisor
The deadly floods in Pakistan have affected around 33 million —or one in seven— people in the country, according to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).
According to the latest field reports, flood-affected people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh provinces are increasingly vulnerable to acute respiratory infections, typhoid and painful skin conditions. The prevalence of diarrheal diseases has increased in these areas due to and consumption of contaminated water. These physical ailments, combined with non-functional health facilities and low stocks of essential medicines and supplies, have increased the risk of mental health problems in communities.
International Medical Corps Response
We have deployed 11 mobile medical teams (MMTs) in severely affected districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh that are providing emergency medical assistance and essential medicines to underserved and displaced community members. Eight of the teams are working in Sindh, targeting Dadu, Jamshoro and Mirpur Khas, while the rest of the teams are operational in the Charsadda district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and have become static as of last month, providing services in government-supported Basic Health Units. Our MMTs have reached 105,554 people in both provinces since the onset of the floods: 29,741 people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and 75,813 in Sindh. Our teams have reached 35,074 people through general health and hygiene awareness-raising sessions, and have reached 85,464 people through awareness sessions we conducted on GBV and MHPSS in floodaffected areas of Sindh.
We also have provided more than 8,074,702 liters of potable water to affected populations in Dadu and Mirpurkhas districts through water trucking. We provided 701,644 liters of water to the flood-affected communities of Mirpurkhas through our solar-powered mobile reverse-osmosis plant, which converts contaminated flood water into safe drinking water. We have also provided 96,880 aqua tablets to people since the start of our flood response.
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