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Stem spread of infectious diseases at UAE labour camps, health expert warns
Lindsay Carroll
January 27, 2014 Updated: January 27, 2014 23:44:00
DUBAI // Labour camps are ideal breeding grounds for infectious diseases and the wider UAE is at risk, a conference has heard.
Health experts called for better enforcement of labour laws, increased awareness of good hygiene and free medical treatment for all labourers.
These moves would help to reduce the risk of diseases, such as malaria and chickenpox, from spreading, they say...
...Camps are often crowded and have inadequate sanitation, sewerage and ventilation systems, and substandard drinking water, Dr Alam said...
Stem spread of infectious diseases at UAE labour camps, health expert warns
Lindsay Carroll
January 27, 2014 Updated: January 27, 2014 23:44:00
DUBAI // Labour camps are ideal breeding grounds for infectious diseases and the wider UAE is at risk, a conference has heard.
Health experts called for better enforcement of labour laws, increased awareness of good hygiene and free medical treatment for all labourers.
These moves would help to reduce the risk of diseases, such as malaria and chickenpox, from spreading, they say...
...Camps are often crowded and have inadequate sanitation, sewerage and ventilation systems, and substandard drinking water, Dr Alam said...