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WHO inaugurates emergency operation center in Dera Ismail Khan

Over 33 million people have been affected due to recent rains and floods

GNN Web Desk
Published 2 years ago on Sep 23rd 2022, 1:01 pm
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WHO inaugurates emergency operation center in Dera Ismail Khan

Dera Ismail Khan: World Health Organization (WHO) representative for Pakistan Doctor Palitha Gunarathna Mahipala visited the flood-affected district of Dera Ismail Khan on Friday.  

He inaugurated an emergency operation center in the District health office complex to coordinate relief efforts of all the UN partners and donors in the flood-hit areas.

While talking to the media at the occasion, he said that more than thirty-three million people have been affected due to recent rains and floods in the country and six point four million people need humanitarian assistance.