By Jawahir Habib
The recent torrential rain and floods in Pakistan have resulted in devastation and destruction Nationwide. Flood has affected 672,171 people in Balochistan province only. About 75,261 houses have been damaged and it has left 45 people dead by the latest figures provided by NDMA.50 people from district Barkhan have gone missing and about 2584 villages have been hit by the floods in Balochistan.
The flood has affected districts Kohlu, Barkhan, Naseerabad, Jafarabad, Sibi, Bolan, Jhal Magsi, Zhob, Lorali, Killa Saifullah, Musakhail and Harnai.Where the worst hit districts have been Naseerabad ,Jafferabad and Sibi.
The fresh flooding in Jafferabad has affected 300,000 people and leaving Gandhaka tehsil submereged.Almost 150,000 people of the affected population have moved to the neighboring Dera Murad Jamali (Naseerabad District) and 50,000 have moved to district Quetta ,Sibi and Bolan.
United Nations Children's fund is focusing it's efforts on Water and Sanitation,Health and Nutrition along with child protection and Education.
UNICEF Balochistan is ensuring that the rights and needs of children and women of Balochistan to a safe water supply, sanitation and hygiene are addressed. And making sure that children and women in the affected districts are provided priority access to safe water in appropriate quality and quantity. Along with provision of safe clean water UNICEF focusing on Hygiene promotion through awareness promotion with the affected population.
UNICEF Balochistan is also focusing its efforts to re-establish disrupted essential care services for women and children, including the provision of essential drugs, diagnostics and supplies. Priority essential health services include:
· Prevention, treatment and surveillance of diarrhea which a high impact on neonatal and child survival,
· Provision of critical services such as maternal health services and Immunization for Measles, polio and Tetanus.
· Dissemination of key health education and promotional messages and behaviour-change communication to affected populations, with a focus on available health services, home management, danger signs for common life-threatening conditions and universal health promotion and precautions (e.g., breastfeeding, health-seeking behaviour, safe motherhood, hand washing, hygiene and sanitation).
For nutrition UNICEF is putting all its efforts together with its partners to ensure that Infant and young child feeding (IYCF) is accessed by affected women and children in the five most affected districts.
The recent torrential rain and floods in Pakistan have resulted in devastation and destruction Nationwide. Flood has affected 672,171 people in Balochistan province only. About 75,261 houses have been damaged and it has left 45 people dead by the latest figures provided by NDMA.50 people from district Barkhan have gone missing and about 2584 villages have been hit by the floods in Balochistan.
The flood has affected districts Kohlu, Barkhan, Naseerabad, Jafarabad, Sibi, Bolan, Jhal Magsi, Zhob, Lorali, Killa Saifullah, Musakhail and Harnai.Where the worst hit districts have been Naseerabad ,Jafferabad and Sibi.
The fresh flooding in Jafferabad has affected 300,000 people and leaving Gandhaka tehsil submereged.Almost 150,000 people of the affected population have moved to the neighboring Dera Murad Jamali (Naseerabad District) and 50,000 have moved to district Quetta ,Sibi and Bolan.
United Nations Children's fund is focusing it's efforts on Water and Sanitation,Health and Nutrition along with child protection and Education.
UNICEF Balochistan is ensuring that the rights and needs of children and women of Balochistan to a safe water supply, sanitation and hygiene are addressed. And making sure that children and women in the affected districts are provided priority access to safe water in appropriate quality and quantity. Along with provision of safe clean water UNICEF focusing on Hygiene promotion through awareness promotion with the affected population.
UNICEF Balochistan is also focusing its efforts to re-establish disrupted essential care services for women and children, including the provision of essential drugs, diagnostics and supplies. Priority essential health services include:
· Prevention, treatment and surveillance of diarrhea which a high impact on neonatal and child survival,
· Provision of critical services such as maternal health services and Immunization for Measles, polio and Tetanus.
· Dissemination of key health education and promotional messages and behaviour-change communication to affected populations, with a focus on available health services, home management, danger signs for common life-threatening conditions and universal health promotion and precautions (e.g., breastfeeding, health-seeking behaviour, safe motherhood, hand washing, hygiene and sanitation).
For nutrition UNICEF is putting all its efforts together with its partners to ensure that Infant and young child feeding (IYCF) is accessed by affected women and children in the five most affected districts.
UNICEF is providing services for management of Acute Malnutrition for children and women along with ensuring provision of High-Dose Vitamin A supplementation with vaccination for all children 6-59 months.Provision of micro-nutrient supplements to affected children and pregnant/lactating women.
Despite the efforts that UNICEF and partner organizations are putting together in Balochistan, however,there remains a vital requirement to increase there services as thousands of families are displaced and in need of clean water,Sanitation ,food and health and nutrition services .
