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Situation overview and current scale of disaster
The situation has been stable over the past with no new flooded areas except for Lake Manchar in Southern Sindh.
Nevertheless, large areas, especially in southern Sindh, are still under water and many people remain displaced. Relief
operations continue in several districts. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Punjab, the situation continues to stabilize. The
health coordinator in Multan reports that almost all internally displaced people (IDPs) in the area have returned home.
Stagnant water, lack of sanitation and poor access to health are the main causes of concern.
According to Pakistan's disaster management authorities, the number of people affected by the floods stands at 20.25 million
in 78 districts across the country, with over 1.9 million houses damaged or destroyed. According to provincial governments,
514 health facilities so far have been affected (280 partially damaged (PD) and 234 fully damaged (FD).
Partially damaged Fully damaged
Baluchistan 117 35
Punjab 14 40
There are currently three distinct target population groups, each of which requires a different approach: 1) IDPs 2) IPDs
returning home where services are available; 3) IDPs returning home where services are not available. Humanitarian agencies
are concerned that the widespread dispersal of these returnees may create difficulties in providing the necessary services. It
should be noted that some IDPs had better access to health care in the settlements than before the floods, when only around
33% of the rural population had access to health care within 5 km. Health care access is, therefore, likely to decrease upon
return to the original areas.
Health impact
Acute diarrhoea, acute respiratory infections (ARI), skin infections and suspected malaria remain the leading causes for
seeking health care in the flood‐affected areas.
Basic statistics update (reporting period 18‐24 September)
• Since 29 July, 6 243 723 patient consultations have been reported to the Disease Early Warning System (DEWS).
DEWS is in place in 64 of the 78 flood affected districts (82%) and reports are received from 50 of these 64 districts
(78%)
• In KP, ARI has increased from 13% to 18% while acute diarrhoea continues to decline. Diarrhoea remains
proportionally higher than t the same period of the last year.
• In Punjab, a higher proportion of suspected malaria was reported this week (1% to 8%), but decrease in unexplained
fever has been noted (17% to 7%). Epidemiologists in WHO recommend caution in interpreting the increase in rates
of malaria.
• One out of five stool samples collected for testing by WHO in Sukkur turned out to be positive for cholera.
For a more detailed Epidemiologic report kindly go to http://www.whopak.org
Upcoming issues
Health concerns are evolving as winter approaches. Diarrhoea is less reported in the north, as expected with the change of
weather, but remains high in the southern areas of Pakistan. ARI on the other hand is expected to rise in KP and northern
Punjab with the cold and the inadequate shelter.
Malaria still remains a potential threat. Areas where vivax was endemic are now reporting falciporum, which is more
dangerous. The season for falciporum is approaching; epidemiologists anticipate outbreaks in the coming weeks.
Malnutrition is increasingly a concern. Food insecurity will continue to be very high in the coming months, mainly as a result
of disruption of canalization and loss of seeds. Increasing numbers of children are expected to develop acute malnutrition
combined with infectious diseases (which can be life‐threatening in malnourished children).
Government Response
• The fourth meeting of the National Steering Committee on Health Emergencies was held on 23 September 2010
at the National Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Center (NHEPR), Islamabad, under the
chairmanship of Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health, Mr Khushnood Lashari. Representatives of all Provinces
participated.
• The provinces were asked to provide consolidated requirements for the early recovery phase.
• Four teams from the MoH's National Health Volunteer Programme (NHEPRN), comprising male and female
doctors, nurses and dispensers, provided medical care to flood victims in Charsadda and Nowshera. Additional
medical teams will be deployed to Razzakabad Camp, Karachi and Swat in early October.
• NHEPRN is coordinating the deployment of foreign medical teams and field hospitals in all provinces. A team
from Spain (which arrived on Tuesday) will be assigned to Jhal Magsi, Baluchistan. At the request of KP's health
department, the field hospital donated by Italy will be deployed at Swat and Dasu, Kohistan instead of
Charsadda and Nowshera.
• NHEPRN will shortly install three water purification units at Civil Hospital Akora Khattak, EDO Office and Mian
ESSA camp at Nowshera district.
• A handover ceremony for 250 000 long‐lasting insecticide‐treated bed nets donated by WHO and UNICEF is
planned for 1 October.
Donor Response
The Health Cluster would be unable to carry out its life‐saving work in the flood‐affected areas of Pakistan without the
generous support of its donors. The section below highlights the work and contributions of some of these donors. (Note:
there is not enough space in the bulletin to acknowledge all contributions from all donors. Therefore, please note that the list
below is not exhaustive: it includes text received directly from some donors as well as a brief summary of some of the Health
Cluster's main donors).
Cash contributions
AUSAID is planning to donate Aus$ 2 million for the flood response. (See also under in‐kind contributions.)
CANADA: Pakistan is one of Canada's 20 countries of focus. Canada has donated over US$4 million for health sector
flood response activities.
CENTRAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE FUND (CERF) has allocated over US$4 million for the health response.
EISAI CO. LTD. (Japan) has contributed US$ 100,000.
EUROPEAN COMMISSION HUMANITARIAN AID DEPARTMENT (ECHO) has allocated €70 million to address the impact
of the floods, of which over US$12 million is for health. ECHO's rationale is to support partners who were already
working in the conflict‐affected areas and are therefore able to integrate the flood response into the more general
support to the conflict ‐affected population. ECHO also supports partners' efforts to cover evolving health needs in the
flood‐struck areas . As the situation evolves, health and WASH activities must be expanded to encompass newly
accessible areas as well as those where the flood waters have not fully receded. Moreover, early recovery needs are
huge in the areas of return, where the population is confronted with a lack of basic health, water and sanitation services
and systems.
ECHO is supporting PHC services, including the management of acute malnutrition, and WASH activities. It aims to
maintain its current levels of support to health operations while at the same time being prepared for emerging health
threats including malaria, malnutrition and acute respiratory infections.
ECHO's health and WASH partners include Acted, Alliance 2015, DCA, German Red Cross, Hope 87, IRC, Merlin, Oxfam,
Save the Children, Solidarite, and WHO.
FINLAND has donated almost US$800 000 for the health response.
GERMANY has donated almost US$2 million for the health response.
ITALY has donated over US$600 000, in addition to its in‐kind donations (see next section).
JAPAN has donated almost US$1.5 million for the health response in addition to its in‐kind donations (see next section).
MONACO has donated just under US$130 000 for the health response.
NEW ZEALAND has donated over US$400 000 for the health response.
NORWAY has donated over US$3 million for the health response.
PACKARD FOUNDATION has allocated US$887 778 for flood relief, of which US$700 000 has been awarded to the
National Rural Support Programme (NRSP), the Health and Nutrition Development Society (HANDS), and the Society of
Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Pakistan (SOGP). NRSP 's activities include the provision of food, shelter, clothing,
livestock care, and medical services. SOGP is providing medical outreach services, including maternal health care,
through teams of doctors, midwives and dispensers/vaccinators. HANDS has over 1200 staff and 10 000 volunteers
working to meet immediate relief needs in different districts. The Punjab Rural Support Programme, Shirkat Gah and the
Indus Resource Centre received the balance of the funds allocated by the Packard Foundation.
UNITED KINGDOM DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (DFID) has committed £134 million for flood
relief in Pakistan, of which £64 million (including £22.5 million for health and/or water and sanitation projects) has
already been allocated. The money will be used to provide safe drinking water, hygiene kits and latrines; monitor the
quality of drinking water; and support hygiene awareness campaigns, sewage clearance and waste removal. It will also
be used to scale up the geographic coverage of the country's disease early warning system (DEWS) and strengthen
immediate and essential primary health care services, including obstetric care and the treatment of communicable
diseases in children under five. DFID has also deployed experts to support its office in Pakistan on a full‐time basis. (For
more information on DFID's support to the flood response, see under in‐kind donations.)
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (USAID) has provided support for several types of flood
response and recovery programs in health: approximately $21.5 million to UN agencies for expansion of the Disease
Early Warning System, establishment of diarrhea treatment centers, measles and polio vaccination activities, malaria
control, and emergency reproductive health activities. USAID has also strategically provided bilateral support to both
international and local health agencies: not including support for WASH and nutrition, to date, USAID has provided
nearly $13.6 to support direct primary and secondary clinical care via emergency and mobile medical teams, emergency
medical transport services, logistics support and medical supplies, community health education, including support for
the Lady Health Worker program, and health facility rehabilitation.
In‐kind contributions
AUSTRALIA has committed AUD 75 million for flood relief and early recovery in Pakistan. This assistance supports life
saving and early recovery interventions delivered through UN agencies, the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and
Australian NGOs. On 2 September, AusAID and the Australian Defence Force established an Australian Medical
Treatment Facility (AMTF) in Kot Addu, Punjab, staffed by Australian Defence Force and civilian medical teams and
includes laboratory and radiology facilities.
The first three weeks of operation treated over 5,000 patients, with major presentations being malaria (including
falciparum), diarrhoea, skin and respiratory complaints. The AMTF are systematically treating patients for worms and
are collecting statistics on weight for age and arm circumference for the Nutrition cluster. Three samples taken by the
AMTF that tested positive for Schistosomiasis have been highlighted with the relevant authorities. This is being
investigated by the institute of public health.
AUSTRIA has donated water purification supplies and one inter‐agency Emergency Health Kit (IEHK).
CHINA has donated a field hospital, which has been established in Thatta, Sindh. The hospital has treated over 18 000
patients to date.
DENMARK: the Danish Emergency Management Agency has donated a light field hospital, which is operating in the area
of Radhan, Sindh province. Denmark has donated water purification supplies and deployed technical experts.
FRANCE has donated water purification equipment and emergency medical supplies including a cholera kit.
GERMANY has donated water purification equipment and deployed technical experts. It has also donated medical
supplies.
ITALY has contributed to the health cluster through WHO and donated medical kits and materials (91 IEHKs and eight
diarrhoeal disease kits) to flood affected areas. 7 Italian light field hospitals are being dispatched to different flood
affected localities of Pakistan. Water purification supplies and equipment have also been donated.
JAPAN has donated 1650 tents, 67 de‐watering pumps, 20 water tanks, 25 water purifiers and 1 million water
purification tablets. Following consultations with Pakistan's Ministry of Health, provincial authorities and the UN, Japan's
International Cooperation Agency (JICA) dispatched a 46‐strong medical team to Muzaffargarh District (Punjab) from 5
to 23 September. The team established a medical facility at Rural Health Centre Sinawan and examined a total of 3501
patients during their stay. A midwife in the team played an important role in instructing nursing mothers on correct
lactation skills.
MOBILINK PAKISTAN has donated 237 prefabricated structures (each measuring 12m2) to the Health Cluster. The
structures are intended to replace damaged or destroyed health facilities in camps and other areas. They can also be
used as medical warehouses if needed.
SWEDEN has donated water purification supplies and sent relief teams.
UNITED KINGDOM DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (DFID) has donated water purification tablets
and other relief supplies. DFID has also brought forward a £10 million programme to provide bridges as part of the early
recovery effort. Ten pre‐fabricated road bridges from the UK are scheduled to arrive in Karachi in mid September for
installation in KP, with more to follow in due course.
Health Cluster Response
CARE
(Reporting period: 11 to 17 September)
KP
CARE treated 772 patients (including 277 women and 356 children) via four basic health units (BHUs) in upper Swat. In
Charsadda, 15 mobile clinics managed by three mobile teams treated 2416 patients (including 725 women and 977
children). CARE also conducted 41 health and hygiene sessions that were attended by 738 people. In Nowshera, another
12 mobile clinics managed by four teams treated 1833 patients including 588 women and 788 children. A total of 1158
people attended 44 health and hygiene sessions conducted by CARE in Nowshera.
PUNJAB
CARE treated 1203 patients (including 436 women and 706 children) via 12 mobile clinics in Rajanpur.
SINDH
CARE provided primary health care (PHC) services to 897 patients (including 298 women and 423 children) via 17 mobile
medical camps in districts Sukkur, Kashmor and Shikarpur.
CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT (CERD)
KP
In Nowshera, CERD is proving PHC services including mother and child health (MCH) and nutritional services (initially
through mobile clinics and now through the MCH centre) in UC Pashtun Gharee. In Dir Lower, CERD is helping the
Executive District Officer for Health (EDO‐H) to provide medical and nutrition services in UC Baduwaan.
CHURCH WORLD SERVICE (CWS P/A)
KP
CWS P/A mobile and fixed health units are operating in Mansehra, Kohistan, Swabi and Swat districts. CWS carried out
10 402 consultations and examined 1527 children under five. Lady health visitors (LHVs) registered and gave medicines
to 240 ante‐ and 67 postnatal women. CWS P/A also held 293 education sessions attended by 2936 people (1661
women and 1275 men). It is planning to expand operations to include Shangla district.
Main needs and challenges reported by CWS P/A include damaged health infrastructures, a lack of human resources,
and shortages of medicines and medical equipment.
HELPING HAND FOR RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT (HHRD)
(Reporting period: 29 July to 23 September)
To date, more than 75 000 patients have been treated in HHRD's free medical camps in KP (Charsadda, Nowshera, Dir.
Swat, Buner), Punjab (Mianwali, Muzaffargarh, Layyah, D.G. Khan) and Sindh (Nawabshah, Sukkur, Karachi and Larkana).
Major diseases observed include diarrhoea, scabies, eye and skin infections, and malaria.
INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CORPS (IMC)
(Reporting period: 18 to 24 September)
KP
IMC treated a total of 822 patients in districts Peshawar, Charsadda and Nowshera, and provided psychosocial support
to 254 people.
PUNJAB
IMC has signed a memorandum of understanding with Punjab's Health Department covering the provision of emergency
health care services. Most field staff have now been recruited, and four teams have been deployed to rural health
centre (RHC) Rohillan Wala, and basic health units (BHUs) Aluday Wali, Umerpur Janobi and Mahra. More teams are
being deployed in various government health facilities in Rajanpur, Multan, Rahimyarkhan, Muzaffargarh and Layyah
districts. Diarrhoea Treatment Centres (DTCs) are being established in RHCs Jampur (Rajanpur), Rohila wala
(Muzaffargarh), and Lalisan Crore (Layyah).
SINDH
IMC is recruiting staff and deploying medical teams to THQ Rato Dhero, RHCs Nodhero, Banguldhero, Gerello, BHU
Areeja in Larkana District and BHUs Jehangir Tahim, Nim and Nabi Shah Wagan in Shikarpur district. DTCs are being
established in RHCs Dhokri (Larkana), Khanpur (Shikarpur) and Qambar Shahdatkot.
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION (IOM)
(Reporting period: 20 to 24 September)
PUNJAB
IOM treated 1262 patients in Muzaffargarh and Rajanpur districts. It also organized seven outreach medical camps in
Ameer Abad, Basti Bandu Sandela and BHU Umer Kot that reached more than 1000 internally displaced people
(IDPs).
SINDH
IOM treated 772 patients in district Thatta.
MALTESER INTERNATIONAL
10,698 patients have been treated by 5 MSTs/MMTs, over the last eight weeks of our intervention. During 2 month long
provision of PHC Services in 3 health facilities the total of 6,498 patients has been treated; with average number of 60
patients/per day, per facility.
Malteser has also organized ten Medical Camps, where over 4,200 patients treated by our 2 MMTs, while several
hundreds of children has been vaccinated (EPI protocol + Influenza) by the EDO Health Office Vaccination Team; these
medical camps were organized in UCs remote areas, Transitional Camps of Islampur UC, and Tahirabad quarter of
Mingora Town.
Our MMTs are also providing intensive hygiene awareness campaigns in the area with suspected AWD (Cholera) cases;
namely in areas of Barikot, Margazal and Ahunbaba of Islampur UC and Mingora Town. Every week, several hundreds of
families have been enrolled, hygiene printed materials disseminated, as well as Aqua‐Tabs, soap and ORS sacs. Our
MSTs/ MMTs also distributed 3,000 jerry‐cans, 800 kg of soap, and several hundreds of thousands of Aqua‐Tabs,
donated to us by WHO, UNICEF and Oxfam.
Since 10 August 2010, we are also providing clean water to the population of Islampur, Kokaray and Dangram UCs; 10
m3, per day for each of these two areas. 150 NFI/Hygiene Family Kits will be distributed in Kokarai UC of the Swat
District. 850 will be distributed through our implementing partner Lasoona, National NGO from Saidu Sharif.
MERLIN
(Reporting period: 22‐23 September)
Merlin is scaling up operations and mobilizing its entire staff to meet the needs of a growing humanitarian emergency.
Since 5 August 2010, Merlin has conducted a total of 227 545 consultations.
KP
Merlin is working through health facilities, mobile health units and DTCs to provide health and nutrition services and
health promotion sessions in Nowshera, Swat, Buner and Charsadda (approximate catchment populations: 153 000, 590
000, 338 000 and 172 000 respectively).
In Nowshera, where Merlin is providing health and nutrition services through six mobile health units (MHUs) in six Union
Councils (UCs) and six 24/7 static clinics in Jalozai, it held a total of 3827 consultations on 22 and 23 September, and
distributed multi‐micronutrients tablets, micro‐nutrient sachets, and Amunuts. It also conducted 55 health promotion
sessions for 423 beneficiaries, and held another 266 consultations in a DTC.
In Swat, where Merlin is providing health services through nine MHUs and 11 health facilities, it conducted 5249
consultations on 22 and 23 September, and carried out 337 health promotion sessions. It conducted another 144
consultations at the DTC in THQ Matta. Merlin teams also delivered seventeen babies and referred four patients.
In Buner, where Merlin is providing PHC services (including reproductive health) through 10 health facilities and three
MHUs, it conducted 2592 consultations and carried out 52 health promotion sessions. It held twenty consultations at
the DTC in THQ Pachakalay. It also delivered 21 babies and referred four patients.
In Charsadda, Merlin conducted 135 consultations at the newly‐established DTC in DHQ Charsadda and another 307
consultations at the DTC in CH Shabqadar.
PUNJAB
Merlin carried out 153 consultations at the new DCT in DHQ Muzaffargarh. Merlin will begin providing PHC and nutrition
services through five static and mobile health facilities, and will expand services to another two health facilities in the
coming weeks.
MOTHER HELPAGE
Mother Helpage is taking care of critically injured patients and vulnerable groups. It has set up maternal and child health
medical camps and communication centres, and is offering trauma counseling. It has set up medical camps in Makri and
Pateeka villages (Azad Jammu & Kashmir) and plans to set up other camps in Neelum and Shonther valley, Punjab,Sindh
and KPK. It is also constructing chair lift air bridges at several locations.
MUSLIM AID UK
KP
In Charsadda (BHU Gulab Abad, UC Agra), Muslim Aid treated 207 women, 299 children and 81 men, distributed 320
hygiene kits and 17 800 sachets of aqua tabs, and conducted 18 hygiene and public awareness sessions. The BHU has
been rehabilitated, cleaned and painted, and a new well has been dug.
Muslim Aid also assessed water, sanitation and hygiene needs in 25 villages (10 in UC Mirza Dher, 12 in Tarnab and
three in Hisar Dheri). In Nowshera (Mohib Banda, Banda Mala Khan and Aman Kot), Muslim Aid distributed 6600 aqua
tabs and conducted 16 hygiene sessions. The rehabilitation of BHUs Aman Kot, Banda Mula Khan and Mohib Banda
continues.
PUNJAB
In Jampur (District Rajan Pur) a Muslim Aid medical team has treated 161 women, 183 children and 172 men. It will
begin offering medical services in UC Kotal Mughaln next week. Muslim Aid has conducted 20 hygiene awareness
sessions in 10 villages, and has distributed 50 000 aqua tabs and 2400 sachets.
SINDH
In Shikarpur, Muslim Aid treated 75 women, 155 children and 31 men, and referred three people to hospital level. It also
conducted 21 hygiene and general health awareness sessions and distributed 200 mosquito nets. In Qambar Shehdad
Kot, it distributed 320 mosquito nets, conducted eight awareness sessions, and treated 616 women, 517 children and
289 men. In Thatta, it treated 282 women, 75 children and 69 men. Diseases included bloody diarrhoea, suspected
malaria, acute respiratory infections (ARI) and skin infections. It also distributed 1000 aqua tabs and treated 1 252 000
liters of water through its water purification plant. In Sukkur, where health activities were slower than usual due to
illness among the medical team, Muslim Aid treated 20 women, 58 children and nine men for malaria, ARI and skin
infections. It also conducted 15 hygiene/healthy living sessions.
NATIONAL RURAL SUPPORT PROGRAMME (NRSP)
NRSP is running medical camps in KP (districts Charsadda and Nowshera), Punjab (districts DG Khan, Rajanpur, Mianwali
and Bhakkar) and Sindh (districts Thatta and Benazirabad). It is also rehabilitating health facilities in Punjab (Rajanpur
and DG Khan).
NCHD
KP
NCHD is running medical camps in several districts in KP. It has treated a total of 163 694 patients to date.
SUPPORT WITH WORKING SOLUTION (SWWS)
KP
SWWS is providing medical care at BHU Sherigle, Dir Upper, where it has so far treated 9867 people, of whom 57% have
been children. It has also organized three medical camps at District Charsadda, with philanthropists and volunteer
doctors who provided medical care to 450 patients at Katukhail Nowshera.
UNFPA
(Reporting period: 1 August to 23 September)
KP
UNFPA has established 12 service delivery points, including a mobile unit, in Nowshera, D.I. Khan, Tank, Swat and Lower
Dir. It has provided women’s hygiene kits to 1791 families, distributed 1103 newborn kits to new mothers, and pre‐
positioned enough reproductive health (RH) kits in Peshawar warehouse to cater for 600 000 people for three months. It
has provided RH and PHC services for 36 513 patients, delivered 2137 babies, conducted 4678 ante‐ and 1266 postnatal
consultations, provided post‐abortion care for 195 women, referred 149 patients for Caesarean section, treated 415
sexually transmitted infections, and held 1185 family planning consultations. UNFPA's PHC services included 5692
consultations for gastroenteritis, 1543 for scabies, 3369 for acute respiratory tract infections, 3652 for fever and 11 838
for minor ailments.
PUNJAB
UNFPA has established 11 service delivery points, including three mobile units, in Muzaffargarh, Rajanpur, Layyah, D.G.
Khan and Rahim Yar Khan. It has provided RH and PHC services for 14 622 patients, delivered 310 babies, held 2707
ante‐ and 499 postnatal consultations, provided post‐abortion care for 63 women, referred 29 patients for Caesarean
section, treated 186 sexually transmitted infections, and held 179 family planning consultations. Moreover, it has
donated women's hygiene kits to 1500 families and distributed 600 newborn kits to new mothers. UNFPA has also pre‐
positioned enough RH kits in Multan warehouse to cater for 1.2 million people for three months. UNFPA's PHC services
included 2235 consultations for gastroenteritis, 942 for scabies, 1537 for acute respiratory tract infections, 1970 for
fever and 2858 for minor ailments.
SINDH
UNFPA has established 31 service delivery points, including 23 mobile units, in Jaccabad, Thatha, Shikarpur, Sukkur,
Larrkana, Khairpur, Qamber Shahdadpur, Kashmor and Ghotki. It has donated women’s hygiene kits to 724 families,
distributed 1400 newborn kits to new mothers, and pre‐positioned enough RH kits in Sukkur and Hyderabad warehouses
to cater for 1.1 million people for three months. It has provided RH and PHC services for 67 147 patients, delivered 370
babies, conducted 8288 ante‐ and 1392 postnatal consultations, provided post‐abortion care for 301 women, referred
41 patients for Caesarean section, treated 377 sexually transmitted infections, and held 609 family planning
consultations. UNFPA's PHC services included 13 775 consultations for gastroenteritis, 12 189 for scabies, 9379 for acute
respiratory tract infections, 12 637 for fever and 6331 for minor ailments.
NEEDS AND CHALLENGES
The main challenges faced by UNFPA include a lack of funds and skilled human resources to re‐establish basic and
comprehensive RH services in areas affected by the floods. Limited information management resources are also
hampering the Health Cluster's efforts to gain a comprehensive overview of needs on the grounds and the activities
being implemented.
UNICEF
BALUCHISTAN
Acute diarrhoea (12%), acute respiratory tract infections (12%) and suspected malaria (23%) remain the leading causes
of seeking health care in flood‐affected districts, with higher numbers of suspected cases of malaria in Nasreeabad and
Jaffarabad as compared to other districts.
UNICEF's main activities in Baluchistan include vaccination campaigns against polio, measles, BCG and TT, Mother and
Child Days, the distribution of emergency food rations and supplements, as well as hygiene and other kits, and health
and hygiene awareness sessions.
KP
UNICEF, in collaboration with the MoH, WHO and other partners, is conducting mass vaccination campaigns against
polio and measles in 15 districts, and continuing routine immunization activities in schools and camps in flood‐affected
areas. In phase 1 so far, the following numbers of children have been vaccinated: measles: 335 460; polio: 384,397;
Pentalent vaccine: 13 669; BCG: 3,410; TT: 9,474 women. UNICEF is also providing specialized obstetrics, gynaecology
and paediatric care through mobile units, and supporting medical teams at six static health facilities, as well as
specialized paediatric services at DHQ D.I. Khan.
UNICEF's Mother and Child Days (being conducted in 11 Union Councils of Swat) include vaccinations, de‐worming,
blanket distribution of MM sachets and aqua tabs, and distribution of non‐food items including clean delivery kits, jerry
cans, buckets, newborn and hygiene kits. UNICEF has also distributed high‐energy biscuits, fortified blended food,
micronutrient sachets and tablets, and Plumpy' Doz.
PUNJAB
Routine immunization of children is continuing in schools and camps in flood‐affected areas.
SINDH
UNICEF is conducting routine vaccination activities in schools, camps and flood‐affected areas, and providing antenatal,
natal, neonatal and postnatal health services through mobile and static mother, neonatal and child health services.
UNICEF is also conducting routine vaccination activities in flood‐affected areas of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan.
USAID/PAIMAN
USAID/PAIMAN field staff attended local level health cluster coordination meetings and participated in mass vaccination
campaigns in all provinces.
BALUCHISTAN
USAID/PAIMAN has donated 1140 jerry cans and 566 water tanks to Sibi and Jaffarabad. Its local NGO partners
conducted eight mobile health camps and three health and hygiene promotion sessions, using materials donated by
UNICEF.
KP
USAID/PAIMAN donated 21 744 jerry cans and 1578 water tanks to Swat, Charsadda and DI Khan. It also organized 10
mobile health camps, conducted 10 health and hygiene promotions sessions, and donated 2000 insecticide‐treated bed
nets to Swat and Charsadda.
PUNJAB
USAID/PAIMAN donated 16 293 jerry cans and 1524 water tanks to MSD Multan (handover ceremony attended by the
Minister of Health) and DCO DG Khan. It also organized eight mobile health camps and conducted six health and hygiene
promotion sessions.
SINDH
USAID/PAIMAN donated 36 504 jerry cans and 3361 water tanks to Sukkur (handover ceremony attended by the
Minister of Health) and Khairpur. USAID/PAIMAN organized a specialized medical camp in the Government Atta Hussain
Degree College Rohri; 512 patients were treated. It also supported 27 mobile health camps and 15 health and hygiene
promotion sessions.
WHO
WHO is finalizing the "Who Does What, Where" (3W) table mapping all partners' activities. The updated matrix, revised
to make it more user‐friendly, has been sent to all health partners for review and completion. WHO will use the data
submitted by partners to create detailed maps showing Health Cluster partners' presence on the ground. WHO is also
working to anticipate the health needs of displaced people in areas of return.
Some DTCs report that they working at less than full capacity. As IDPs return home, there may be a need to relocate
some DTCs. Independently of the number of patients in DTCs, as long as the risk factors remain (stagnant, contaminated
water, poor hygiene, insufficient latrines), WHO will maintain the DTCs in a state of readiness. There are currently 18
DTCs in KP, 12 in Punjab, seven in Baluchistan, seven in Sindh (including three opening in three days) and two in Gilgit.
WHO staff in Sukkur travelled to Islamabad to attend a "training of trainers" course on the case management of
diarrhoeal diseases and on prevention and control strategies. They will begin on‐site training of DTC staff next week
(beginning of October).
In Sukkur WHO is distributing malaria rapid diagnostic kits to all health partners, and has asked partners to share the
percentage of positive malaria cases. WHO will also provide malaria treatment guidelines to partners.
A joint WHO/UNICEF/MoH immunization campaign polio and measles began on 20 September. The first phase of the
campaign will be completed by 2 October.
WORLD VISION (WV)
KP
WV continues to support four static health facilities in Koto, Kandaro, Munjai and Chakdara. During the reporting period
10 261 people were seen at health facilities supported by WV. The DTC at THQ Chakdara admitted and treated 138
cases of acute diarrhoea. WV has assessed health coverage gaps, and is deploying static and mobile teams in
consultation with the EDO‐H in Nowshera and Charsadda. The teams have begun services in Amangarh, Nowshera and
Umarabad Mujikai‐Charsadda, Majuki (UC MC‐2, UC MC‐4 and UC Meraprang). A total of 3378 individuals have
consulted the health teams to date. In Nowshera, one mobile and two static units have conducted 2304 consultations.
The teams will shortly expand services to include three more facilities. WV has initiated a detailed assessment of health
facilities in Charsadda, Nowshera and Lower Dir.
PUNJAB
WV has provided 10 trucks and drivers for one month to EDO‐H to ensure medical and relief supplies in Multan are able
to be distributed to the flood‐affected districts. It is treating patients and conducting health education sessions via
mobile clinics in Onttahwala (UC Nusan) and Shaheen Nager (UC Basira). It is continuing to assess unmet needs in Alipur,
Jatoi and S. Muzaffargarh.
SINDH
WV has established four mobile teams at Kotdegi and Goth Abdullah Shah Panu Aqil.
NEEDS AND CHALLENGES
WV reports that the shortage of trained health care providers in Punjab is a major constraint.
Health Cluster Coordination
Inter Cluster Coordination:
Members of the Health, Nutrition, WASH and Food clusters have developed a joint strategy to ensure a more integrated,
effective and timely emergency response in priority flood affected districts. The strategy aims to address the factors that
contribute to the main mortality risks (acute diarrhoea, acute respiratory infections, malaria, measles, malnutrition, and
maternal and neo‐natal mortality/morbidity). An integrated approach is essential, with a very strong component of
community‐based interventions. Once "hot spots" have been identified, organizations will need to consult each other
and come up with ways of working through existing projects and activities (e.g. using polio campaigns to screen for
malnutrition). The strategy needs to be operationalized at district or even Union Council (or Tehsil) levels. OCHA has
assigned full‐time staff in each district to facilitate coordination and implementation of the survival. Operational plans
will be established in a "bottom‐up" approach, not from Islamabad.
Coordination at provincial & hub levels:
Regular Health cluster meetings are being held in Peshawar, Multan, Sukkur and Hyderabad. A coordination system is in
place with PDMA, DoH, OCHA, NGOs and other UN agencies.
Revision of Health Cluster Projects under PFERP:
The Health Cluster has completed the revision of its projects in the Pakistan Flood Emergency Response Plan (PFERP).
The revision was undertaken in compliance with NDMA guidelines to make the projects more elaborative and realistic.
The Health Cluster is seeking over US$ 200 million for 95 projects, which cover both relief and early recovery, to be
implemented by six UN agencies, 19 international and 28 national NGOs.
Alfred Dube
Health Cluster Coordinator
email: dubea@pak.emro.who.int
Telephone: +92‐ 03004005934
Sadia Iqbal
Donor Relations Focal Point
email: iqbalsa@pak.emro.who.int
Telephone : +92 300 4005937
Maria Anguera de Sojo
Communications Officer
email: sojom@pak.emro.who.int
Telephone: +92‐ 03018551459
Syed Haider Ali
Communications officer
email: alisy@pak.emro.who.int
Telephone: +92‐ 3004005944