SWAT: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa health department started collecting data in flood-affected areas to stop the spread of epidemic diseases and provide timely medical care to the affected families.
According to the data released by the health department, 289 medical camps have been set up in the affected districts, where 5,627 patients have been examined so far. According to the report, 380 cases of infectious diseases have been reported so far after the floods, of which the highest number of victims are from Swat.
An increase in cases of respiratory diseases and diarrhoea has been noted. In Swat, 62 boys and 43 girls are suffering from acute respiratory illness (ARI), while more than 140 cases of diarrhoea and bloody diarrhoea have been reported.
In addition, several cases of scabies have also been reported, and two cases of malaria have been reported in Abbottabad. According to the health department, 21 health facilities in the affected areas have been partially affected, while one has been completely affected. However, no deaths from infectious diseases have been reported so far.
Doctors from various parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are visiting Buner to set up medical camps for the affected families of Pir Baba, Gookand and Koot Dara area. The residents of Koot Dara have complained regarding the availability of shelter and food facilities, as there is no road infrastructure to deliver aid in the area.
The area direly needs medical camps and medicine, as a large number of people have been affected due to the flood, and dozens are still missing in the debris.
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