The floods in Pakistan have stopped, but the diseases spreading after it are also proving to be fatal. So far 1600 people have died due to floods and diseases. People are also dying from malaria, diarrhea and skin infections. Now the government of Pakistan is considering buying mosquito nets from India to prevent malaria.
About 62 Lac mosquito nets are to be Bought for 26 districts. According to sources, the Health Ministry got the approval from the government to import mosquito nets from India for the prevention of malaria. After the flood, people are troubled by malaria, diarrhea and skin infections. 324 people have died due to diarrhea. More than two lakh people have been infected with malaria in the last two months in flood-hit Sindh and Balochistan provinces. Flood victims in Pakistan have complained of being forced to drink dirty water and cook food.
Officials say that if help is not received from other countries, it will be difficult to control the situation. By the way, the spread of dirty water has been a problem for Pakistan for a long time. So far this year, 900 people have died due to this disease. Pakistan’s government said in a statement last week that the floods in the country had caused damage of about $ 10 billion.
