Pakistan: Punjab Floods Trigger Health Crisis as Disease Outbreaks Spread

Flood-hit Punjab faces rising disease threat amid medicine shortages

LAHORE: As relief efforts continue across Punjab’s flood-affected districts, residents are now facing growing risks of disease outbreaks caused by stagnant water, overcrowded camps, and shortages of medical supplies. Reports from Narowal, Hafizabad, and Kasur highlight overwhelmed health units and a lack of essential medicines. Aid workers say patients with diarrhoea, skin infections, and dengue often wait hours for treatment. Supplies of anti-m…

Pakistan: Punjab floods trigger health crisis as disease outbreaks spread

Pakistan: Punjab floods trigger health crisis as disease outbreaks spread

Punjab floods: 2.2 million evacuated, disease threat rises

Punjab is facing one of the most severe flood crises in its history. Over 2.2 million people have been evacuated to safer areas. More than 4.2 million people are affected across the province. Senior Provincial Minister Maryam Aurangzeb said 4,155 neighborhoods have been damaged. So far, 56 people have died due to the floods. Around 1.5 million acres of crops have been destroyed. Flash floods from the Chenab, Ravi, and Sutlej rivers have affected…