WHO - World Health Organization

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5 January 2011 - Pakistan recently experienced the worst monsoon flooding in its history. At its height, over 20 million people were affected, and over 7 million people were made homeless by the flooding. While most of the flood-affected people have returned to their home areas, approximately 14 million people still require humanitarian assistance to meet their basic needs, and to begin the process of resuming their normal lives. CIDA is supporting the World Health Organization (WHO) to ensure access to primary and secondary healthcare services for the flood-affected population. Activities include: the provision of drugs and supplies, vaccination programmes, and basic health services; malaria prevention and vector control measures; provision of safe water and sanitation in health facilities; the establishment of diarrhoeal treatment centres and temporary health centres; tracking and treating communicable diseases; and, rehabilitating health facilities damaged by the floods.