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Pakistan floods: Millions of people still need basic aid
By Rosaleen Cunningham, Posted 25 January 2011 See more by this blogger
The vast scale of the Pakistan floods means that today, six months on, millions of people remain in need of the most basic aid. Around 20 million people were affected including 12 million people who had their homes damaged... Keep reading
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Pakistan floods: Caring for older people's well being and self-worth
By Rosaleen Cunningham, Posted 24 January 2011 See more by this blogger
I am in Nowshera district, visiting older people affected by the Pakistan floods that swept through the country six months ago. This weekend I visited a rural health centre. The centre was established last October to provide health services... Keep reading (3 Comments)
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Pakistan: Finding hope in despair
By Asma Akbar, Posted 05 October 2010 See more by this blogger
80-year-old Syed Talan Muhammad (pictured, centre) was paralysed long before the floods affected his village and destroyed his home. He lives in a village called Naway Kalay and has four sons and one daughter. At the moment, he lives... Keep reading
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Devastation in Nowshera
By Asma Akbar, Posted 14 September 2010 See more by this blogger
The Polytechnic near Risalpur in Nowshera accommodates several villages these days. We interviewed the older people including Sultana and Mulak Aman (below) who were living in the camps there who told us their stories. Sultana Bibi (right) was punched... Keep reading
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Blanket coverage for Eid, as temperatures plummet
By Jonathan Barden, Posted 10 September 2010 See more by this blogger
Two days into the trip and I have diarrhoea and a growing sense of futility at the scale of the task ahead which is only tempered by the fact that I know to do nothing would be criminal. Anything... Keep reading
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