Pakistan Floods - GlobalMedic 2010 - Aquatabs I

September 16 2010 - Pakistan is experiencing its worst monsoon flooding in at least 80 years. Government estimates put the number of people affected by the floods at 21 million. Millions of people have been displaced and over 1.8 million houses have been either damaged or destroyed. Assessments to establish the degree to which affected populations are in need of immediate humanitarian assistance continue. CIDA is supporting GlobalMedic to provide 10 million Aquatab water purification tablets from GlobalMedic’s stockpile in Toronto and transport them to Pakistan where they are provided to the water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) cluster for use by humanitarian organizations. The WASH cluster in Pakistan has identified an urgent need for 40-50 million water purification tablets.