‘What can we do?’: Waterborne diseases continue plaguing Pakistan 2 years after devastating floods

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SUJAWAL, Pakistan: Two of Fatima Bibi’s children have died of mosquito-borne disease disease, and she fears her three-year-old may be next.

Fizza, her child, has contracted the lethal illness for the second day in a fortnight. The local doctor sent her house with some medicine, but her family worries that it is too much, too soon.

Fatima lives with her five kids in a small clay house in Pakistan’s Sujawal region, with no bathroom or running water. The closest location is a 30-minute move ahead so that they can access clean drinking water.

” In our town, there’s a lot of mud and litter is outside. There are also many flies”, Fatima told CNA.

” What can we do? Where would we go if we had to live here because we were bad? We lack the resources to live in the area or look after the area’s children.

Every household in the community, located in the world’s southwestern Sindh province, has at least one baby suffering from skin condition, diarrhea, cholera, diarrhea or malaria.

A third of the nation was submerged in water in 2022 as a result of the disastrous floods that affected 33 million individuals. Two years later, many people are also trying to piece their life back together.

The continual spread of waterborne conditions, particularly among children, is one of their biggest problems.

Malaria and typhoid are spread by infected mosquitoes that type in sluggish water while malaria and cholera are spread by contaminated water and food.

Health officials warn of a looming public health emergency in the months to come if the situation does n’t improve, while residents have been clamoring for immediate response.

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Malaysia stock market’s rally in 2024 buoyed by political stability but analysts warn of looming turbulence

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The KLCI bottomed out at around 1,301 positions during COVID-19, which was further exacerbated by the pandemic’s negative effects on the world market.

As of Monday ( Nov 11 ), the benchmark index has since surged to around 1, 609 points, a 23.7 per cent hike overall. &nbsp,

The Malaysian investment market’s fluctuation between 2018 and 2022, according to Mr. Ng Zhu Hann, founder and CEO of store account manager Tradeview Capital with a base in Kuala Lumpur, is a clear indicator of how sensitive the sector is to leadership unrest.

” So if you look at the chain ( of events that coincided ) with that period, with the changes in administrations, political change from the Sheraton Move, it’s clear that the five year downtrend has to do with political instability”, said Mr Ng. &nbsp,

The Sheraton Move refers to a social maneuver that led to Dr. Mahathir Mohamad’s departure as prime minister and the government’s demise in 2020.

This eventually led to many different prime minister meetings: First, with Muhyiddin Yasin in February 2020, and therefore Mr Ismail Sabri Yaakob in August 2021. &nbsp,

Following the social impasse that resulted from the General Elections in November 2022, Mr. Anwar was appointed prime minister. &nbsp,

Mr Ng said:” Since 2020, the ( Malaysia stock business ) has gone up by nearly 200 details, and this is making us one of Asia’s leading players over the past year, just behind Taiwan and India. The KLCI has resurrected, but it is still not at the 1,800-point levels it was at at the 2018 top.

Mr. Ng noted that Bursa Malaysia as a whole has expanded in addition to the spike in the market index, which is the first time the country’s total market cap has crossed the RM2 trillion ( US$ 454 million ) mark for the first time in May. This is one way to evaluate a company’s worth based on the number of shares of stock and the stock price. &nbsp,

” This has been a broad-based protest led by companies in the home market, banks and even services”, he added.

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Nestle, P&G investigate palm oil sourcing after green group’s Indonesia deforestation report

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A group representing the environment claimed that palm oil from an improperly cleared wildlife reserve in Indonesia may have entered their supply chains, prompting consumer brands Nestle and Procter & Gamble to launch an investigation. According to the US-based Rainforest Action Network (RAN), citing dish images that it claims showContinue Reading

Pakistan limits outdoor activities, market hours to curb air pollution-related illness

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While backyard activities including outdoor sporting activities, exhibitions and festivals, and outdoor eating at restaurants have been prohibited, “unavoidable spiritual rites” are excluded from this course, the purchase said. Some stores like pharmacies, fuel depots, cheese shops, and fruit and vegetable shops have also been exempted from the directions toContinue Reading

Indonesia president Prabowo ‘entitled to support’ Central Java governor candidate, even as move raises questions among netizens

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” For partiality is not reasonable to another candidates”, an Instagram customer commented on Mr Luthfi’s article. &nbsp,

” ( Mr Prabowo ) said the regional elections are supposed to be neutral but he endorses Ahmad Luthfi-Taj Yasin instead”, a netizen posted on X on Sunday. &nbsp,

Responding to the issues, Mr Hasan Nasbi, mind of the National Communications Office, clarified that Mr Prabowo’s support did not breach election laws.

According to Detik, Mr. Prabowo, the common chairman of the Gerindra Party, has the right to make recommendations and assistance local head candidates whose party supports him. &nbsp,

Mr. Hasan added that social party-affiliated state authorities can also show support for regional-head candidates.

The Indonesian National Armed Forces ( TNI), National Police ( Polri), and State Civil Service ( ASN) are the only exceptions to the neutrality rule. Ministers, particularly those from political events, you accept applicants and can even plan”, he was quoted as saying by Kompas. &nbsp,

Mr Prabowo’s support of local election applicants is believed to be exceptional. When Mr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyo became president of Indonesia in 2005, parallel local elections took place, and Joko Widodo became president in 2015.

Mr. Prabowo appears to have supported other candidates running in November’s votes.

Ridwan Kamil, the running mate for Jakarta’s governor, claimed over the weekend that Mr. Prabowo had endorsed his plan. ” The administrators that are backed by Mr Prabowo Subianto are the Ridwan Kamil-Suswono pair”, Mr Ridwan said on Sunday, as quoted by Kompas. &nbsp,

According to reports that some alliance politicians have aligned themselves with Mr. Ridwan’s rival, Mr. Pramono Anung of the PDI-P, Mr. Prabowo had earlier shared images of himself and Mr. Ridwan having dinner.

Mr. Prabowo backed Bali’s member duo of Mr. Made Muliawan and Putu Agus Suradnyana during a luncheon held in Denpasar, Bali, on November 3. &nbsp,

Although the government and the gubernatorial candidates whose party is supporting the event, videos of him delivering a statement about his commitment to create a North Bali International Airport have been posted on social media.

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