Cholera patients seek health facilities

CHITRAL: Sixteen members of a family have been affected of cholera in Orsoon area of Chitral.

Nemat Rahim and Said Rahim, members of the affected family, told this correspondent on telephone that 16 members of the family, including women and children have affected of cholera from Monday night. They said there is no healthcare facilities in their area. They said the Pakistan Army personnel have provided them medicines, but their situation is deteriorating further. They demanded the provincial government to make arrangements for their treatment in the hospital.

Orsoon is a mountainous area situated near the Afghan border. Due to difficult terrain vehicles also cannot reach the area easily. Seven  of patients including 1 child 2 females and 5 male persons were carried to Tehsil Headquarters Hospital Drosh for treatment where they were admitted. But there is neither electricity nor fuel for diesel generator at hospital, and patients facing hardships. Our correspondent was also informed that DC and AC Chitral as Assistant Commissioner Abdul Akram deputed AAC Drosh Muhammd Yousaf and Tehsildar Haji Abdul Salam who visited THQ hospital Drosh to see patients under treatment at hospital.

Report by Gul Hammad Farooqi