Respiratory diseases plague Aceh’s flood victims
The Jakarta Post, Fri, 03/18/2011
Victims of a recent flash food in Pidie, Aceh are suffering from respiratory diseases, according to a local official.
“The majority of the flash flood victims are suffering from respiratory diseases, aside from diarrhea, malaria and trauma,” Aceh Health Agency chief M Yani said on Friday as quoted by kompas.com.
Nine health posts set up by the agency in Tangse, around 170 kilometers from the province’s capital, Banda Aceh, were monitoring the situation and had provided free treatment to about 230 people, mostly children and elderly, Yani said.
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