Even more evacuations were urged this week in southeastern Pakistan, as the worst flooding catastrophe in country’s history continues on.  According to UN estimates, approximately 1600 people have been killed by the floods and 17  million more affected.

With flooding comes the threat of water-related disease diseases, for example, that result from water-borne micro-organisms, or from disease vectors (i.e. mosquitoes) that thrive in wet habitats.  The WHO is warning that the incidences of cholera, malaria, acute respiratory infections, and diarrhea will continue to increase, and with decimated infrastructure and overburdened health facilities, there is little health care available for the affected.

Health officials in Pakistan have recently focused efforts on establishing mobile medical stations in flood-affected areas to treat victims.

Access the latest from the WHO on the ongoing crisis in Pakistan.