The United Nations Estimates That up Thurs, 3.5 million children are at high risk from deadly water-borne diseases in Pakistan as a result of the country's Devastating floods, a UN spokesman Said on Monday.
Maurizio Giuliano, spokesman for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Said the World Health Organisation was also Life Style PREPARING TO assist tens of Thousands of people in case of cholera.
"WHO IS PREPARING TO assist up to 140.000 people in case there is cholera for months, but their government has the Not Notified of us for months CONFIRMED case," the spokesman said.
"Up Thurs 3.5 million children are at high risk of deadly water-borne diseases Including diarrhea-related, such" as watery diarrhea and dysentery, "He Said, Estimating the total number at risk from diseases such" at Six million.
Typhoid, hepatitis A and E are also Life Style Concerns, they said.
"What Concerns us the most is water and health. Clean water is essential to prevent it Thurs deadly water-borne diseases. During the flood water has Been badly contaminated. There is a shortage of clean water, "he added.
OCHA Said it was feared That Pakistan on the Brink of a "second wave of death 'unless more Donor funds materialise.
"The mortality caused by the incidence of These diseases is Increasing. We do not not have figures at this moment, vain WHO is working round the clock in support for the government Thurs come up with numbers, "said Giuliano.
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