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    Laghari tells us, as the medical team headed to a village needing help. “Access is one of the biggest problems - every day the medical needs of these communities are rising.”

    Medics must take to boats like these to get to people stranded in the floods Image caption, Medics must take to boats like these to get to people stranded in the floods In the first three weeks of September alone, more than 140,000 cases of malaria were reported in Sindh, health officials say. But with many people in far-flung areas unable to get tested, it’s likely the true scale is much higher.

    And that’s why mobile medical units are so urgently needed.