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  • Samoa: Four children die due to malnutrition following diarrhoeal illnesses

    Source: http://www.radionz.co.nz/internation...r-children-die
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    Public health alert in Samoa after four children die
    Originally aired on Dateline Pacific, Friday 23 May 2014

    Samoa's Ministry of Health says four children have died and 19 have been left seriously ill this year due to malnutrition following diarrhoeal illnesses.

    Transcript

    Samoa's Ministry of Health says four children have died and 19 have been left seriously ill this year due to malnutrition following diarrhoeal illnesses.

    Dr Saine Vaai-Nielsen from the Ministry's surveillance team says she issued a public health alert to family doctors as the situation is much worse than in previous years.

    Jenny Meyer asked her what she thinks is behind the problem...
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