Diarrhea, Malaria Rampant At Warrap IDPs: Official Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) fleeing the fighting in Unity state and seeking safety in Warrap are said to be in critical medical condition. 01 February 2014
By Abraham Agoth *Aweil, February 01 2014 [Gurtong] -* According to the state ministry of health in Warrap state, over 10, 000 IDPs are seeking humanitarian assistance in the state and most of them are women, children and the vulnerable. "I visited the three camps where these IDPs are camped and what I saw with my own eyes was that most of them are suffering from various diseases," said the Health Minister Michael Malual. "There are Diahorrea, Pneumonia and malaria cases." State ministry of health's IDPs in-charge in Twic County told Gurtong over the phone in Turalei: "The humanitarian situation of these people is not promising." "They came to this state since last year, the humanitarian organizations are trying their best in terms of other human needs but the diseases affecting these IDPs are beyond our control," a health worker said. According to the reports given by IDPs in-charge on ground, approximately over 120 patients are reported to be in severe condition. "As I talk to you, I came from one of the camps here in Twic county organized for these IDPs from Unity state, what I got was that there were 120 patients of which 49 are severely suffering from Diahorrea, 45 children suffering from pneumonia and 26 cases are said to be for malaria," Malual said. He however said lots of efforts are underway from the state ministry in conjunction with humanitarian organizations to curb the illnesses. Posted in: Home<http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/1/Home.aspx> , Health<http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/7/Health.aspx> , Humanitarian<http://www.gurtong.net/ECM/Editorial/tabid/124/ctl/CategoryView/mid/519/categoryId/8/Humanitarian.aspx> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14orZL0%2B1v7qtn37DqVHJtkQRpYLQcED4B9amAarB5MmJNw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
