Malaria, typhoid and viral influenza epidemic in far-west Nepal
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More than 1000 people are suffering from various diseases including malaria, typhoid and viral influenza at remote Jogbudha village of Dadeldhura district in far-west Nepal, local media reported on Thursday.
"Above 1000 people are suffering from these diseases at a dozen areas including Sadani, Bhaurkunda, Karali, Tatapani, Lamigada and Jamerani of the village, some 700 km west of Kathmandu," Nepal Samarchar Patra, a Nepali language daily reported.
"The condition of most of the patients is upsetting," the daily quoted a health worker Hikmat Bahadur Dhami, as saying. "We also don't have adequate medicines for treatment," he added.
"As many as eight people of single family are suffering from the diseases," Dhami said, adding the number of patients has increased due to lack of timely medical intervention.
Mandhir Singh Bhandari, former village chief of Jogbudha said that nobody remained there to help the patients in some cases when the entire family members turned sick.
People also failed to go to neighboring Indian cities including Tanakpur, Poligunj and Pilbhit for treatment due to rising water level in the Mahakali river that separate the two countries.
District Health Office of Dadeldhura said that it had already sent additional medical team to the village with medicines.
http://english.people.com.cn/200609/14/eng20060914_302837.html
More than 1000 people are suffering from various diseases including malaria, typhoid and viral influenza at remote Jogbudha village of Dadeldhura district in far-west Nepal, local media reported on Thursday.
"Above 1000 people are suffering from these diseases at a dozen areas including Sadani, Bhaurkunda, Karali, Tatapani, Lamigada and Jamerani of the village, some 700 km west of Kathmandu," Nepal Samarchar Patra, a Nepali language daily reported.
"The condition of most of the patients is upsetting," the daily quoted a health worker Hikmat Bahadur Dhami, as saying. "We also don't have adequate medicines for treatment," he added.
"As many as eight people of single family are suffering from the diseases," Dhami said, adding the number of patients has increased due to lack of timely medical intervention.
Mandhir Singh Bhandari, former village chief of Jogbudha said that nobody remained there to help the patients in some cases when the entire family members turned sick.
People also failed to go to neighboring Indian cities including Tanakpur, Poligunj and Pilbhit for treatment due to rising water level in the Mahakali river that separate the two countries.
District Health Office of Dadeldhura said that it had already sent additional medical team to the village with medicines.
