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Message: [QUOTE="Munyaradzi Mafaro, post: 50820, member: 636"] Health officials across Pakistan prepare for deadly monsoon floods that could hit 1.3 million people. The World Health Organization teams up with the government to launch an emergency plan covering 33 danger zones. Officials worry about pregnant women, kids under five, disabled people and elderly folks living in flood areas. The plan targets ten districts each in Punjab and Sindh plus nine in Balochistan and four in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Emergency teams will rush medical supplies and set up mobile clinics when disaster strikes. Pakistani authorities remember the horror of 2022 floods that hurt over 33 million people and wrecked 2,000 hospitals. The country ranks as the eighth worst hit by extreme weather between 2000 and 2019 according to global climate records. Weather experts already warn that heavy rains could trigger nationwide flooding across Pakistan. Health workers plan to keep disease tracking systems running and respond quickly to outbreaks during emergencies. The WHO representative says Pakistan needs to protect its most vulnerable people from climate disasters. Monsoon season kicked off on June 26 and already killed 79 people while injuring 140 others. The Pakistan weather department and disaster management agency issued flood warnings for the entire country. Health teams stock emergency kits and medical supplies in high risk areas before floods hit. Officials plan to use regular clinics, mobile units and online medicine to reach people cut off by floodwaters. The emergency plan aims to keep essential health services running even when natural disasters strike Pakistani communities. [/QUOTE]

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