KARACHI: Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) on Friday said that it feels distress and grief over the complete cut off of Quetta city, the capital of Baluchistan.
“There is no communication, no electricity and all sort of transportation is non-functioning because of the heavy rains from the last 12 hours,” it said in a statement. The PMA said that the massive floods had inflicted devastation across large area of Pakistan since mid-June, leaving 1,000 dead and injured 1343.
“It has affected some 30 million people. It has ruined and damaged at least 700,000 houses that made thousands of people homeless and are now living far away from their inundated villages and towns in tents, even there are many unfortunate who are miserably living without tents,” it said.
The PMA said More than 800,00 livestock have been killed. Some 3,000 km of roads and 129 bridges has been damaged causing obstruction to movement around flood-affected areas. PMA requested the government, NDMA and PDMAs to be prepared and vigilant because God forbid heavy River Flooding is expected in coming days.
PMA said that its branches are already working at their flood affected areas they have been directed by the last Central Council meeting to enhance the flood relief activity and also requested them to organized medical camps for sick people and also provide them medicine.
According to the information waterborne (Gastroenteritis, Cholera, Hepatitis A and E, Typhoid) and Mosquito borne diseases, gastroenteritis, skin diseases, problem of eyes (Conjunctivitis), malaria and dengue are rapidly spreading in affected areas along with these diseases patients suffering from sugar, blood pressure, heart diseases, pregnancy and rheumatic diseases are not getting any medicine and treatment. “We request PMA branches, our sister organizations, philanthropists, and the government to provide them medicines and other health facilities,” PMA said.
It is difficult to reach the affectees due to damaged roads and bridges so we request government to provide boats for the relief activities. Everybody should come forward and put his efforts to help the people in this national emergency, says PMA.
“We request Pharmaceuticals companies particularly to donate us medicines, for above mentioned diseases, urgently at PMA House Karachi or can directly provide it to our branches located in different cities of Pakistan. Companies contact us on the given numbers. We have established a Flood Relief Center at PMA House Karachi,” it said.
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