Chitral quake survivors recover from trauma through online clinics
In March 2015, floods ravaged the small village of Charun Oveer, tucked way beside Chitral. All the turbines — the only source of electricity for the village — were destroyed. Seven months later in October, a 7.5 earthquake hit the same region, and the village saw its houses turn to rubble.
The natural disasters did not result in loss of life but the floods left the village severally handicapped and the earthquake traumatised its residents.
The lights started to flicker back nine months ago. But these were not the turbines running again; these were laptops and satellite internet being powered by solar panels.
The tech gear is part of a first-of-its kind initiative in telepsychiatry, providing mental health relief from distance to a community recovering from a natural disaster in a remote area.