Shabelle Media Network (Mogadishu)
Abdinasir Guled
4 September 2008
Beledweyne — An outbreak of acute watery diarrhoea (AWD) in and around Hiran region, central Somalia, has killed at least 7 children in the past three days, residents said on Thursday.
The children have died in jalalaqsi, Buuqaqable, and Ceel cali areas in Hiran region.
The death toll in the villages due to the outbreak of diarrhea may rise from this toll.
The late children were among children below eight.
The only subs Health Post of the villages have no medicines except for pharmacies, while months have gone by devoid of health workers.
Many villagers have been left helpless due to the outbreak of diarrhea.
The number of patients in critical conditions is not ascertained.
Hundreds of people were displaced last year due to lack of agricultural production as draught hit this unfertile land that added into outbreak of Diarrhea.
According to a person, who reached the areas that the outbreak began, the reason behind the epidemic was lack of education and contaminated water.
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