Sindh Rescue 1122 treats 30,000 flood victims

KARACHI: Sindh Integrated Emergency and Health Services (SIEHS), known as Sindh Rescue 1122, has treated 30,000 flood victims in 18 districts.

 
Sindh Rescue 1122 has been operating in flood-affected areas of Sindh under the supervision of the Health and Population Welfare Department, Government of Sindh.
 
Other than the everyday operations, 20 well-equipped ambulances and 80+ trained personnel are on duty 24/7 to provide medical assistance to flood victims.
 
SIEHS's dedicated and motivated staff has treated over 30,000 men, women, and children in these areas under challenging conditions, and the work continues. Aside from the first-aid provided to flood victims, the most common diseases treated included diarrhoea, fever, respiratory problems, skin & eyes infections, abdominal pain, allergies, vomiting, general weakness, malaria, and malnutrition.
 
Karachi, Thatta, Sujawal, Badin, Tando Muhammad Khan, Hyderabad, Jamshoro, Matyari, Tando Allah Yar, Mirpurkhas, Sanghar, Shaheed Benazirabad Dadu, Naushahro Feroz, Khairpur, Qamber, Shahdadkot, Larkana, and Sukkur are among the 18 districts where SIEHS (Rescue 1122) is working at flood relief medical camps.