Delegation of PMA visits flood relief areas in Sindh

KARACHI: A 9-member delegation of senior doctors of Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) from Karachi, under the leadership of Dr. S.M Qaisar Sajjad, visited flood relief areas in different districts of Sind province. In the statement here on Monday, the delegation visited Mirpurkhas, Tando Muhammad Khan, Tando Allahyar, Sindhri, Tando Jam, Barhoon Mail, Moula Katyar and Vasrio Village. PMA’s Branches have established medical camps in these affected areas for flood victims. The delegation carried essential medicines and other necessities with them which were distributed at these PMA’s Medical Camps. The doctors from Karachi along with General Secretary PMA Sindh Dr. Zaman Baluch and local doctors examined patients and provided them medicine. During the visit, we found that waterborne diseases (cholera, gastroenteritis, diarrhea, vomiting, typhoid), mosquito borne diseases (dengue, malaria) throat infection, conjunctivitis (eyes infection) and above all gastroenteritis is rapidly increasing. The children are mostly suffering from gastroenteritis and throat infection. There are increasing number of cases of dengue, Dr. Zaman Baluch added. PMA also requested philanthropist, pharmaceutical companies and all people to donate us medicine immediately. Flood affectees have been rescued from flood and now we have to rescue them from diseases and hunger. Urgently required medicines at flood affected area are antibiotics, antipyretic, pain killer, medicine for diarrhea, vomiting, anti malarial drugs, drugs for skin diseases, eye drops, ORS, water purification tablets (chlorine), mineral water and mosquito repellents. These medicines are instantly needed to treat the patients in affected areas, PMA added. Meanwhile PMA in collaboration with Pakistan Eye Bank Society visited the remote area of Lakhra in Baluchistan. It was very difficult to travel to such remote area. Doctors examined 970 patients in Lakhra and provided them medicine. PMA believes that at this time we have to protect people from preventable diseases like, water borne and mosquito borne diseases by providing healthy food and safe water with mosquito nets and repellents.