In the aftermath of Saturday's 7.6-magnititude quake, Pakistan has made an urgent request to the international community for field hospitals, along with antibiotics, surgical equipment, fracture treatment kits, anti-typhoid drugs, and other medical supplies, Agence France Presse reported.

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"The devastation has created major obstacles in urgently helping the thousands of injured people to get the medical help they need," said a statement from the World Health Organisation (WHO). "Many health workers - including doctors and nurses - have died or been seriously injured."

The WHO also said there's an urgent need for measles vaccines for children, as well as clean water and sanitation.

"We need to coordinate a massive health-relief effort to ensure people get urgent care, and to prevent a bad situation from getting even worse," Alan Alwan, a senior WHO official, told AFP. – (HealthDayNews)

Read more: How to survive an earthquake

October 2005
 

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