How Extreme Heat Intensifies Health Problems and Hunger

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug 19 (IPS) - In May, temperatures soared above 52° Celsius (125.6° Fahrenheit) in Pakistan's southern province of Sindh. To cope, Samina Kanwal, a community health worker with Action Against Hunger, began work at 7:00 am — the earliest time possible given neighborhood security protocols — to travel door-to-door helping vulnerable with the health consequences of extreme heat including heatstroke, difficulties with brain function, and even hunger.

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