Shiloh
Editor, Senior Moderator
Source: http://www.radiodabanga.org/node/52886
Acute diarrhoea outbreak among South Darfur displaced
NYALA CAMPS
(5 Jul.) -
Reports from Kalma camp for displaced persons near Nyala, capital of South Darfur, say that cases of acute diarrhoea are on the increase among residents of the camp.
Dr Abdulkarim Abdullah, a physician at one of the camp?s clinics, says that at least 250 people visit the clinics each day complaining of acute diarrhoea. ?Another cause for concern is vomiting and malnutrition among the children; all a result of the deteriorating sanitary environment and a lack of medicines,? he lamented. ?This is aggravated by the influx of displaced persons and the rainfall at the camp. Antibiotics just can?t treat them anymore...?
Acute diarrhoea outbreak among South Darfur displaced
NYALA CAMPS
(5 Jul.) -
Reports from Kalma camp for displaced persons near Nyala, capital of South Darfur, say that cases of acute diarrhoea are on the increase among residents of the camp.
Dr Abdulkarim Abdullah, a physician at one of the camp?s clinics, says that at least 250 people visit the clinics each day complaining of acute diarrhoea. ?Another cause for concern is vomiting and malnutrition among the children; all a result of the deteriorating sanitary environment and a lack of medicines,? he lamented. ?This is aggravated by the influx of displaced persons and the rainfall at the camp. Antibiotics just can?t treat them anymore...?