LAHORE: Amid continuing heatwave conditions, a heath crisis is brewing in Lahore with hundreds of patients of diarrhea, typhoid and other diseases reported at the city’s hospitals on Saturday.
An alarming number of patients being brought to Lahore’s five government hospitals suffering from typhoid, gastroenteritis, diarrhea and other health conditions, doctors said.
In a week there have been a total of 10,000 patients reported to different government hospitals including Jinnah Hospital, General Hospital and Services Hospital due to gastro, jaundice and diarrhea.
Dr Javed Akram, the Vice Chancellor of Punjab Institute of Health Sciences, has said that in the existing weather conditions increasing number of jaundice and typhoid patients have been reported.
“Substandard drinks and polluted water are the main reasons of gastro and typhoid,” Dr Akram said.
He has advised residents to exercise extreme caution and avoid spicy food and refrigerated food items.
He also advised general public for maximum use of fresh vegetable and fruits.
Pakistan is in the grip of a blistering heatwave, with parts of the nation already scorched by temperatures of nearly 50 C as officials warn of acute water shortages and a threat to health.
Heat Stroke Relief centres:
Meanwhile, Pakistan Army established Heat Stroke Relief centres in areas hit by recent heatwave across the country with special focus on the desert belt in Thar and Cholistan.
The centres were established in Karachi, Hyderabad, Gadra, Mirpurkhas, Badin, Dadu and Balochistan.
According to a press released issued by the ISPR, some centres were also established in urban areas of Punjab, where necessary medical care is being provided by doctors and paramedics to ease lives of common people.
Patients suffering from dehydration and gastroenteritis are being treated in these centres.
