- WHO provided medicines and essential health supplies for flood victims
- DG Health Sindh Dr Muhammad Juman Bahoto received the consignment
- WHO is supporting flood relief operations in Sindh
ISLAMABAD: World Health Organization (WHO) provided medicines and essential health supplies to the health department Sindh to support flood victims.
WHO Representative in Pakistan Dr Palitha Mahipala handed over essential medicines and supplies to the Sindh health department in WHO Sukkur hub.
Addressing the ceremony, he said that WHO is supporting flood relief operations in Sindh and provided 30 vehicles to provide medical facilities and 13 boats to reach areas still under water.
He said that World Health Organization is supporting health service deliveries in flood-affected areas by providing essential medicines, medical equipment and supplies, nutritional supplements as well as renovating and refurbishing damages to health infrastructure in the province.
Dr Palitha said that the floods and rain emergency caused widespread losses to lives and property and the most affected area is health infrastructure. He said 2,000 health facilities have been damaged which is 12 percent of the total health facilities in the country.
He said that the WHO will continue to support the health department for controlling spread of malaria, water-borne disease and establish 19 Nutrition Stabilization Centers (NSC) to mitigate the effects of malnourishment in children.
Speaking on the occasion, Director General Health Sindh Dr Muhammad Juman Bahoto thanked WHO for active role in relief and rehabilitation efforts for flood-affected people in Sindh.
He said that with the WHO’s support, the Sindh health department has been able to establish many health camps and reach areas still under water. He added the health department established camps to cater over 10 million affected people in the province with the support from the global health agency.
THQ hospital Rohri was also given essential equipment for the labour room and gyne ward, and essential medicines and nutritional supplements were provided to Sheikh Zayed Women and Children Hospital, Larkana.
Director General Health Sindh Dr Muhammad Juman Bahoto received the consignment on behalf of Sindh Health department. Dr Sara Salman head of WHO Sub Office Sindh, District Health Officers of Sukkur and Larkana Divisions, Medical Superintendents of various hospitals were also present on the occasion.
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