Pakistan floods: an insight into health hazards and preventive measures

Year 2022, Volume: 47 Issue: 4, 1774 - 1775, 28.12.2022

Ammara Rafique , Nida Sohail Yousra Sarfaraz

https://doi.org/10.17826/cumj.1174889

Abstract

This letter is an insight into health hazards caused by the recent flooding and preventive measures in Pakistan.

Keywords

Emergency Planning, Flooding, Health Hazards, Pakistan, Prevention

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Abstract

This letter is an insight into health hazards caused by the recent flooding and preventive measures in Pakistan.

Keywords

Emergency Planning, Flooding, Health Hazards, Pakistan, Prevention

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None

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