WHO: Coming Days Crucial for Control of Disease in Tsunami-Hit ...
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Sporadic cases of diarrhea already are being reported, and the number will &quot;obviously increase&quot; as relief organizations penetrate further into the affected areas, says the UN&#39;s Jamie McGoldrick.
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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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An ambitious plan to set up an Indian Ocean tsunami warning system is expected to dominate an upcoming gathering of leaders from stricken nations and world donors seeking to prevent a repeat of last week's carnage.
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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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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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Millions of people will be at risk of disease unless there is immediate action to provide clean water in communities hit by tidal waves in South Asia, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned.
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New York, Dec. 16 (VNA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday urged governments across the world to prepare for future fights against influenza.
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30 December 2004 - With the United Nations health agency warning that up to 5 million people in Southeast Asia are without basic services after Sunday&#39;s devastating tsunami, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today chaired a top level emergency meeting to
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The United Nations warned on Monday of  epidemics within days unless health systems in south and  southeast Asia can cope after some 12,000 people were killed  and tens of thousands left homeless by giant tsunami waves.
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The United Nations warned on Monday of epidemics within days unless health systems in south and southeast Asia can cope after some 12,000 people were killed and tens of thousands left homeless by giant tsunami waves.
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Diarrhea, malaria, dengue fever, and  even meningitis and flu may be waiting to cause a second wave  of misery across Indian Ocean coastal areas devastated by  Sunday's tsunami, experts said on Thursday.
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Disease could kill as many people in the stricken Indian Ocean region as died in the weekend tsunami, a top World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Tuesday.
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New York (VNA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday said an outbreak of disease could crop up in the wake of the Dec. 26 Tsunami, killing as many people as lost their lives in the initial disaster.
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Tens of thousands of tsunami survivors are at risk from killer diseases, such as cholera, despite stepped up international aid, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Saturday.
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A tsunami warning system should be in place in South Asia and Southeast Asia within a year, the U.N. said.
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned governments, especially those in Asia, that they may face more diseases originating in animals in the future, posing a threat to the health of human beings.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Aid groups, foreign  armies and Indonesian officials have prevented disease and  starvation from engulfing tsunami-hit Aceh province, but closer  cooperation is needed to rebuild shattered livelihoods,  government and aid officials said.