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Gastro kills 2 in Mansehra village
Friday, August 21, 2009
Our correspondent
MANSEHRA: Two people were killed and hundreds get affected in Bajna village after a gastro break out, it was learnt. Hundreds of affected people of area were taken to a camp near the village and mobile teams of nearby basic health unit treated the affected people who were profusely vomiting and complained of loose motions. The locals said drinking water pipelines were old and broken at several points, leading to contamination of water in the village.
One villager said a non-governmental organisation had also provided the water purifying pills to the villagers but that could not cover the entire village. The two villagers, who died of gastro, were identified as Mohammad Khursheed and Mariam Bibi. A mobile team of the health department also visited the area and advised the villagers against drinking eating unhygienic products.
Gastro kills 2 in Mansehra village
Friday, August 21, 2009
Our correspondent
MANSEHRA: Two people were killed and hundreds get affected in Bajna village after a gastro break out, it was learnt. Hundreds of affected people of area were taken to a camp near the village and mobile teams of nearby basic health unit treated the affected people who were profusely vomiting and complained of loose motions. The locals said drinking water pipelines were old and broken at several points, leading to contamination of water in the village.
One villager said a non-governmental organisation had also provided the water purifying pills to the villagers but that could not cover the entire village. The two villagers, who died of gastro, were identified as Mohammad Khursheed and Mariam Bibi. A mobile team of the health department also visited the area and advised the villagers against drinking eating unhygienic products.