Pakistan Floods: Outbreak of waterborne diseases amid catastrophic disaster raises concern

Sep 04, 2022

Sindh [Pakistan], September 4 : The outbreak of waterborne diseases in areas hit by recent record-breaking floods in Pakistan has raised concerns among health...

More than three million children at risk as devastating floods hit Pakistan

Sep 01, 2022

Islamabad [Pakistan], September 1 : More than three million children are in need of humanitarian assistance and at increased risk of waterborne diseases, and...

Risk of waterborne diseases increase in Hyderabad due to severe flooding

Oct 21, 2020

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 21 : Amid increasing water-level in Hyderabad due to heavy rains, the fear of water-borne disease has increased in the...

71 dead in Bangladesh floods; waterborne disease fears escalate

Sep 03, 2024

The devastating floods in Bangladesh have now claimed 71 lives, with the situation becoming increasingly dire as millions remain stranded and concerns about waterborne...

More than 1.5 million children at risk as devastating floods hit Nigeria

Oct 23, 2022

Abuja [Nigeria], October 23 : More than 2.5 million people in Nigeria are in need of humanitarian assistance - 60 per cent of which...

Pakistan faces spread of Malaria, other diseases in flood-hit areas

Sep 23, 2022

Karachi [Pakistan], September 23 : As Pakistan continues to bear the brunt of ongoing floods, infectious diseases like Malaria, typhoid and dengue fever are...