ArticleAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2022
Water sanitation in Karachi and its impact on health.
Article in Annals of medicine and surgery (2012), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- Long-Term Impact of HEAT Educational Intervention in the Emergency Department in Karachi, Pakistan.Annals of global health · 2025Article
- Water sanitation problem in Pakistan: A review on disease prevalence, strategies for treatment and prevention.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2022Review
- Cholera outbreak in 2022 among children in Karachi: Study of cases attending to a Tertiary Care Hospital.Pakistan journal of medical sciencesArticle
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Abstract
Karachi is the largest city and premiere industrial and financial center of Pakistan yet is subjected to major infrastructure deficits. Of primary concern is poor water sanitation which has predisposed a weak healthcare system and its citizens to increased infectious diseases. In Karachi, causes of this include a mismanaged sewage system, poor urban planning, and overcrowding. Several reasons such as lack of funding, corruption, and mismanagement have exacerbated circumstances placing extra strain on Karachi's already scarce water supply. In addition, lack of maintenance and regulation of the existing system has led to increased contaminated water delivery to citizens. Consequently, outbreaks of various water borne diseases such as typhoid,
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