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Cholera breaks out in Hangu
[Pak Daily Times] At least 1,370 cases of cholera have been reported in recent days in Hangu, health authorities said on Friday. According to Executive District Officer (Health) Dr Muhammad Ishaq, the waterborne disease has broken out due to torrential rains in the area. He said most of the patients were children, women and elderly people. He said medical teams had been sent to the affected areas to control the situation. The general public in the affected areas said the disease was growing fast and the Health Department had failed to take any concrete steps.
The Pakistani Health Department is not going to be able to do much of anything until the flooding subsides. Even in First World countries not much can be done until the crisis passes -- look at Katrina, f'r instance.

Posted by: Fred 2010-08-28
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