David Nabarro in China Daily Human beings are already exposed to the effects of climate-sensitive diseases and these diseases today kill millions. They include malnutrition, which causes over 3.5 million deaths per year, diarrhoeal diseases, which kill over 1.8 million, and... Margaret Chan http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Chan&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNHSUPc4zFZyYYS6jVCTUnvFbp5bSA Pan American Health Organization http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.paho.org/English/DD/PIN/pr080407.htm&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNEHGBIq-UlRgxGhgIEVDw-goXhdaQ Apr 7, 2008
27425 36233 diarrhoeal There are increasing reports of diarrhoeal disease outbreaks coming from displaced persons' settlements in Sri Lanka, in India," David Nabarro, the top official at the Geneva-based WHO dealing with humanitarian crises, told reporters.
Deepak Kumar in Times of India We have also asked the union health ministry to provide us with anti-diarrhoeal tablets. In the flood infected districts, we are getting at least 30 diarrhoea patients every day,Kumar said.