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Three of the AHT Doctors have now set up a flood relief camp in Nowshera in North West Pakistan. Although this area is a long way from the Alma Bi Hospital, it is one of the worst affected by the floods and so is in greatest need
The team will be providing free vaccinations and other medical treatment to the local population. It will also be dispensing health advice to minimise people's exposure to waterborne diseases such as cholera and dysentery.
The AHT Doctors in Pakistan are organising a medical relief camp for flood victims who are currently cut off not too far from the hospital but who are not receiving any NGO or Government help at all.
The aim is to have a camp providing treatment and vaccinations for victims in that area. We are sending 3 Doctors who will provide the service 24 hrs a day in the camp which will be located in one of the unaccessible villages in the Punjab.
The much publicised floods have struck the area around the hospital. Torrential rain has fallen every day for the past eight days, causing the large canals running through the region to swell and burst their banks.
The Alma Bi Hospital is gearing up to help the local population in its hour of need. There are no reports of drownings directly due to the water. However, water borne diseases will be an inevitable consequence of standing lakes in a hot, humid climate. The hospital staff are ready to treat outbreaks of cholera, dysentery and other common illnesses as they arise.