Flooded Pakistan Faces Waterborne Diseases Food Shortages
Some doctors said at first they mostly saw patients injured by the floods, but are now treating people suffering from diarrhoea, skin infections and other water-borne ailments in the flood-hit areas of the country. Many pregnant women living in flood-affected areas were also at risk. The development has forced the government to deploy additional medical teams, send medicine and provide clean drinking water to survivors, many of whom are living in tents and makeshift homes....