Hungry for peace

Article Abstract:

Aid agencies say that approximately 500,000 people could die from starvation in war-torn southern Sudan. A Jan 1998 resurgence of the civil war caused many Sudanese to flee from the towns into the rural areas where the only food is that which grows wild. This source of food will disappear when the rains come. The rains will also increase the threat from diseases, including cholera. The United Nations is bringing in aid, but fear that the government could prevent this and, in any case, deployment of all its delivery capacity could provide only a quarter of the required aid.

Analysis, Famines

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A battle to care

Article Abstract:

Years of civil war have left many hospitals in southern Sudan without the necessary equipment to save lifes, despite having highly skilled staff. The Sudan war began 1956, and an estimated 1.3 million people have died through fighting and disease since 1983. Many of the children are malnourished and dysentery is a major problem. There is a complete lack of medical equipment, although most of the illnesses could be treated if supplies were on hand. The Yei Hospital is just one of many which have to try to treat desperately ill patients with limited resources.

Social aspects, Hospitals

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Is the weed a killer?: A colony of water hyacinths the size of Switzerland on Lake Victoria in Kenya may be harbouring cholera bacteria

Article Abstract:

An outbreak of cholera in the west of Kenya may be attributed to a large colony of water hyacinths colonizing Lake Victoria. Cholera is caused by the Vibrio cholerae bacteria, found in water contaminated by human faeces, and it can remain dormant for months or even years. It is thought that the water hyacinths could be harbouring bacteria. Water hyacinth grows at a very fast rate.

Safety and security measures, Prevention, Physiological aspects, Bacteria, Cholera, Water hyacinth

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