Ronan Kelly
Retired 2020
Wednesday, 13 July 2011
Children become latest victims of conflict in Kachin State
By AYE NAI
Published: 13 July 2011
An outbreak of diarrhoea in makeshift refugee camps in northeast Burma set up by Kachin Independence Organisation is affecting hundreds of children taking shelter there and resulted in two recent deaths, according to the KIO.
La Nan, spokesperson of the KIO told DVB three children have died so far in the camps set up in KIO headquarter town of Laiza near China?s Yunnan Province.
?Two children; aged 2 and 5, died in one day with diarrhea ? so there are three deaths including the death of another child who was suffering from pneumonia (earlier),? said La Nan.
He said there are about 300 child patients seeking medical assistance everyday at local hospital suffering from illnesses related to lack of clean drinking water and inadequate sanitation.
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http://www.dvb.no/news/children-become-latest-victims-of-conflict-in-kachin-state/16548
Children become latest victims of conflict in Kachin State
By AYE NAI
Published: 13 July 2011
An outbreak of diarrhoea in makeshift refugee camps in northeast Burma set up by Kachin Independence Organisation is affecting hundreds of children taking shelter there and resulted in two recent deaths, according to the KIO.
La Nan, spokesperson of the KIO told DVB three children have died so far in the camps set up in KIO headquarter town of Laiza near China?s Yunnan Province.
?Two children; aged 2 and 5, died in one day with diarrhea ? so there are three deaths including the death of another child who was suffering from pneumonia (earlier),? said La Nan.
He said there are about 300 child patients seeking medical assistance everyday at local hospital suffering from illnesses related to lack of clean drinking water and inadequate sanitation.
...
http://www.dvb.no/news/children-become-latest-victims-of-conflict-in-kachin-state/16548