Pakistan Floods - GlobalMedic 2010 - Aquatabs II

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's contribution is assisting GlobalMedic to deliver 35 million Aquatab water purification tablets to Pakistan. The Aquatabs are being given to flood-affected families and permit to produce 350 million litres of safe drinking water. Increasing the availability of safe drinking water helps to prevent the spread of waterborne diseases among the flood-affected population. This contribution is in addition to CIDA’s previous grant of $125 000 to GlobalMedic for the deployment of 10 million Aquatabs.