Monsoons and medicines
Friday, July 3, 2009
The News International, Pakistan, Friday, July 03, 2009
A senior official of the WHO, who recently visited the IDP camps, has warned existing stocks of essential medications could run out within two or three weeks. The official has said the situation could lead to epidemic, especially with the approach of the monsoon when the camps could become water-logged or even flooded. In fact, even before now, there have been reports from NGOs and humanitarian agencies of the outbreak of sickness in various camps. The situation is aggravated by the fact that there are insufficient female doctors to treat children and women, who refuse to be attended to by men. It is true that largely as a result of the efforts of major international relief groups there has been an improvement in the situation at camps. The chaos of the early days has begun to dissipate and better facilities have been organized. The efforts of philanthropists who continue to offer up help in terms of food and other supplies to the IDPs are also quite remarkable.
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A senior official of the WHO, who recently visited the IDP camps, has warned existing stocks of essential medications could run out within two or three weeks. The official has said the situation could lead to epidemic, especially with the approach of the monsoon when the camps could become water-logged or even flooded. In fact, even before now, there have been reports from NGOs and humanitarian agencies of the outbreak of sickness in various camps. The situation is aggravated by the fact that there are insufficient female doctors to treat children and women, who refuse to be attended to by men. It is true that largely as a result of the efforts of major international relief groups there has been an improvement in the situation at camps. The chaos of the early days has begun to dissipate and better facilities have been organized. The efforts of philanthropists who continue to offer up help in terms of food and other supplies to the IDPs are also quite remarkable.
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