During the last few disasters in the world, the idea of giving cash to the victims has grown in popularity. Because there is still food in the shops of Pakistan, aid groups are giving cash to the flood victims so they can go out and buy it themselves.
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Giving money instead of food, the pros and cons
Posted by UpdatedFrequently on August 31st, 2010
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Comments OffPakistanis still in homes have other needs
Posted by UpdatedFrequently on August 30th, 2010
Since the flooding the Pakistan government has put a priority on giving aid to the homeless. Many who still have homes have not been helped since the floods began.
Posted in World News Tags: Article Writers, Bai, Embankments, Evil Spirits, Extended Family, Floods, Giant Lake, Immediate Future, Kamran, Lal, Livelihood, Medical Help, Mosquito Net, Motor Boat, Myra Macdonald, Natural Disasters, Pakistan, Pakistan Government, Pakistanis, Reuters Article, Six Feet, Wheat Fields Comments Off100,000 pregnant mothers displaced from Pakistan flood areas
Posted by UpdatedFrequently on August 30th, 2010
From this Save the Children press release, the organization talks about their efforts to reach children and pregnant mothers in flood-stricken Pakistan. Save the Children says that 100,000 pregnant women within the flood areas need assistance.
As the devastating floods in Pakistan continue to cause misery for millions of families, Save the Children reports that tens of thousands of newborn babies and their mothers could be in serious danger.
At least half a million pregnant women have been affected by the floods, with more than 100,000 of them due to give birth in the next few months, according to the United Nations.
Posted in World News Tags: Babies And Their Mothers, Child Survival, Developing World, Emergency Preparedness And Response, Flood Areas, Flood Water, Floods In Pakistan, Giving Birth, Half A Million, Infant Mortality Rate, Malaria, Maternal And Child Health, Mobile Health Clinics, Natural Disasters, New Mothers, Newborn Babies, Newborns, Organization Talks, Pakistan, Pregnant Mothers, Pregnant Women, Serious Danger, Stagnant Water Comments OffFour million left homeless from the Pakistan floods
Posted by UpdatedFrequently on August 27th, 2010
In the latest news from Pakistan, the floods continue to spread throughout the south. The flooding has now left four million people homeless.
Posted in World News Tags: Cholera, Daim, Dengue, Disaster Management, Disease Outbreaks, Food Shortages, Half A Million, Humanitarian Disaster, Indus River, Intense Heat, International Organization For Migration, Latest News From Pakistan, Management Officials, Million Acres, Natural Disasters, Pakistan, Reuters Article, Sindh Province, Skin Infections, Water Pressure, Worst Floods, Writer Robert Comments OffGuest Posts: Delayed Funding Exacts its Cost on Pakistan
Posted by UpdatedFrequently on August 26th, 2010
Continuing our series of guest posts from Concern Worldwide, Dorothy Blane a former country director for Pakistan talks about the how the delay in collecting aid has compounded the problems with flooding.
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