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Since the deadly flooding in June 2022, more than 1,700 people have died and more than 200,000 people remain displaced in Balochistan and Sindh provinces.
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International Medical Corps has deployed 11 medical teams, which have provided 105,554 consultations in severely affected districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh provinces.
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In Sindh, International Medical Corps has worked with a local partner to deliver more than 8 million liters of potable water to the affected population via water trucking, and 701,644 liters through our solar-powered mobile reverseosmosis plant, which converts contaminated floodwater into safe drinking water.
The deadly floods in Pakistan have affected around 33 million —or one in seven— people in the country, according to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), with an estimated 5 million people still living in close proximity to flooded areas, according to UN satellite imagery. Their exposure to contaminated floodwaters and a lack of adequate shelter, tents, latrines and food items—including safe drinking water—is threatening the survival and well-being of affected communities.
According to the latest field reports, flood-affected people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh provinces are increasingly vulnerable to acute respiratory infections, typhoid and painful skin conditions. The prevalence of diarrheal diseases has increased in these areas due to open defecation and consumption of contaminated water. These physical ailments, combined with non-functional health facilities and low stocks of essential medicines and supplies, have increased the risk of mental health problems in communities.
Maternal and child health are another priority areas. According to United Nations Population Fund, about 5.1 million women in affected areas are of childbearing age, with more than 400,000 women currently pregnant and more than 100,000 expected to give birth over the coming months. According to reports from International Medical Corps doctors running mobile medical teams in flood-affected areas, there is a need for multivitamins—particularly iron tablets for pregnant women—due to high levels of malnourishment. Worrying numbers of pregnant women who visited our health facilities during January were found to be anemic.
The scale of malnutrition is a humanitarian concern, with estimates that about 14.6 million people will require emergency food assistance from December 2022 through March 2023. According to the latest National Nutrition Survey, almost 1.6 million children in Balochistan and Sindh are at risk of malnutrition and will require treatment. Stunting rates among children are forecast to rise if further assistance is not provided.