WHO: Epidemics may spread in tsunami-devastated Asian countries:
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[Health India]: Geneva, Dec 29 : The World Health Organization (WHO) expressed its concern Tuesday that epidemics may spread in the quake and tsunami-stricken Asian countries, reports Xinhua.
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JAKARTA: At least 24,000 feared dead in Tsunamis-hit countries of Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, Bengla Desh, Thailand and Malaysia.
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The World Health Organization is warning that AIDS and HIV in Asia could spread to the general public unless immediate measures are taken.
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Asia-Pacific risks an AIDS crisis similar in scale to Africa's unless governments across the region step up efforts to combat the spread of the disease, the United Nations is warning.
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Cases of diarrheal illness are being reported across tsunami-ravaged areas of South Asia, and World Health Organization authorities estimated yesterday that as many as 5 million survivors of the calamity are at dire risk of disease because they lack basic necessities for survival: water, sanitation, shelter, and food.
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As the death toll in Sunday&#39;s tsunamis continues to rise, health authorities are struggling to prevent the outbreak of diseases in the worst affected areas.
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LONDON, Friday  - Survivors of the Asian tsunami,  in which nearly 300,000 people were killed or are still  missing, could be at risk of a deadly fungal infection,  Australian researchers said Friday.
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The United Nations warned on Monday of  epidemics within days unless health systems in southern Asia  can cope after more than 14,000 people were killed and hundreds  of thousands left homeless by a giant tsunami.
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Fears that the Indian Ocean tsunami could unleash epidemics which would double the death toll are fading as access to clean water improves, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Aid agencies have  prevented disease spreading through Indonesia's  tsunami-stricken Aceh, but the threat remained strong, the  United Nations said Friday as doctors reported children dying  from pneumonia.
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GENEVA - Respiratory and water-borne diseases could break out in areas affected by southern Asia&#39;s tsunami disaster &quot;in the next few days,&quot; a UN official warned Wednesday.
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The United Nations warned on Monday of  epidemics within days unless health systems in southern Asia  can cope after nearly 13,000 people were killed and tens of  thousands left homeless by a giant tsunami.
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Scientists say the death toll in Asia caused by a massive tsunami might have been reduced if India and Sri Lanka had been part of an international system designed to warn coastal communities about potentially deadly waves.
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Tens of thousands of tsunami survivors are at risk from diseases spread by dirty water, mosquitoes and crowding, and the best medicine is large quantities of clean water
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GENEVA - The United Nations warned Wednesday that respiratory and waterborne diseases could break out in areas affected by southern Asiaâs tsunami disaster âin the next few days.
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Disease could double the death toll from the tsunami that hit the Indian Ocean region at the weekend, a top World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Tuesday.
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The UN warns of an epidemic as the number of tsunami and quake deaths soars above 55,000 and thousands remain missing. BANDA ACEH, INDONESIA -- Desperate refugees foraged for coconuts or looted food on Indonesia&#39;s