EMERGENCY MEDICAL AID FOR PAKISTAN FLOOD VICTIMS
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Background and Context
More than 33 million people have been affected by recent catastrophic floods across Pakistan, claiming well over 1000 lives which are increasing daily, including children.
Officials are warning they now risk losing control of the spread of infections in a dire situation that UNICEF described as "beyond bleak".
Hundreds of thousands of people displaced by the floods are living in the open. As flood waters spread over hundreds of kilometers (miles) and start to recede - which officials say may take two to six months - stagnant waters have led to diseases like malaria, dengue fever, skin and eye infections, and acute diarrhea.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has said the surge in diseases has the potential for a "second disaster".
Where will the funds be used?
In collaborating with the local government, we will set up 3-day medical camps in the most affected villages and districts of Balochistan namely Sibbi, Kattchi, and Jaffrabad. We can impact the lives of over 5000 families in these areas if we hit our target.
Our plan is to set up medical camps in the first week of October, we’ll be on the ground overseeing the entire operation.
- Donating $50 will cover a family's complete medical checkup and provision of necessary medicines
- Donating $500 will cover medical costs for one small village
- Donating $2000 can cover the full cost of a medical camp in a village for three days.
A note about the organizers
We are a group of friends who have come together to provide a credible opportunity for people in our social circles to donate. We are graduates of the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) and the relief activity is purely volunteer work that we have taken up to ensure that we do our part in bringing some positive change in the time of calamity and disaster.
For more information about the disease outbreak:
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/pakistan-flood-victims-hit-by-disease-outbreak-amid-stagnant-water-2022-09-21/
For more information about our relief activities please see below:
Fundraising team (2)
Muhammad Affan Javed
Organizer
Brooklyn, NY
Taimur Aziz
Team member