Tsunami: WHO develops emergency health action programme
02 Jan 2005
WHO is mobilizing emergency health kits to cover essential medical needs of two million people for three months. Death rates will rise due to communicable diseases unless humanitarian assistance is provided promptly and is well coordinated.
The World Health Organization (WHO) today said urgent action is needed to address the emerging public health needs of those affected by the earthquake and tsunami in Southeast Asia. Between three and five million people in the region are unable to access the basic requirements they need to stay alive - clean water, adequate shelter, food, sanitation and healthcare.
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