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Sri Lanka: Rains Raise Fears of Malaria Setback
June 30, 2009
Health experts warn that the arrival of monsoon rains in July could increase the risk of waterborne diseases for tens of thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in camps in northern Sri Lanka.
More than 280,000 people who fled fighting between government forces and the now defeated Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) are staying in some 35 government camps in four northern districts - Vavuniya, Mannar, Jaffna and Trincomalee.
The majority, 220,000, are living at the Menik Farm camp, a sprawling site of over 700ha outside Vavuniya town.
© 2009 IRIN
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category: News from Other Sources : General Health News
contributed by Liza Nanni on 30 June 2009
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