Given the rise in mosquito-borne diseases following major flash floods across the country, the Sindh government has allotted Rs480 million to 24 districts of the province for the procurement of anti-mosquito spraying equipment.
In contrast, financing has not been provided to Karachi, the capital of the province, despite the city’s alarming rise in dengue illnesses.
The six districts of Karachi have not received the funding necessary to purchase spray equipment, according to sources. Only Rs. 20 million has been given to DMC Malir for the acquisition of machinery.
Murtaza Wahab, a spokeswoman for the Sindh government, claimed that Karachi already has a sizable collection of fumigation devices. The anti-mosquito spray is applied daily to the city’s 30 union councils.
Sherry Rehman, the minister in charge of addressing climate change, reportedly stated that there are 584,246 people living in camps around the nation. She stressed the importance of the government taking note of the problem because the health crisis might cause devastation.
She continued by saying that a dengue fever outbreak has been reported in Karachi thus far. She cautioned that the victims in Sindh’s flood-affected areas, whether they have shelter or not, are feared to be in danger of suffering yet another round of sorrow.
Since the beginning of September, 15,101 persons have been examined for water-borne infections in the flood-affected areas, according to Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon. According to Memon, 3,072 of them had malaria diagnoses.
The Sindh minister responded to a question concerning the presence of the dengue virus in the region by stating that during the current month, 1,066 dengue infections have been reported from Karachi, nine from Hyderabad, eleven from Mirpurkhas, five from Shaheed Benazirabad, and seven from Sukkur.
