KP govt seeks medicines from Centre for flood-hit areas

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has sought medicines from the federal government for flood-affected areas of the province, ARY News reported on Monday, citing sources.

According to details, the KP’s Health Department has penned down a letter to National Institute of Health (NIH), seeking medicines and vaccines for different diseases for 20 flood-affected areas.

Sources told ARY News that the KP government has sought vaccines for typhoid, snake and dog bites and Oral rehydration salts (ORS).

The provincial government has sought over 0.6 million vaccines for typhoid, 6,710 vaccines for snake bite, 54,550 vaccines for dog bites and over 1.1 million ORS packets, sources added.

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It is pertinent to mention here that the healthcare system in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) suffered losses worth Rs2.93 billion in recent floods triggered by heavy rains.

According to details, the flash floods have severely affected primary healthcare system of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The losses to KP’s health system were revealed in an assessment survey.

Sources told ARY News that the District Health Officers (DHOs) have sent the report on flood damage to the provincial government. The report revealed that the province’s healthcare system suffered losses worth $2.93 billion.

Earlier, it was reported that as many as 292 people died and 351 others sustained injuries during monsoon rain spell that have caused floods in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province.