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Iraq announces control of cholera outbreaks after the death of four
Baghdad: Reuters
Iraqi authorities said an outbreak of cholera has killed four people became under control blaming the polluted water in the country still find it extremely difficult to renew infrastructure. Said Health Minister in Iraqi Kurdistan Ricoh Ot flesh Rashid said Sunday that most of the victims in the Kurdistan region of Iraq where 272 people have been confirmed with the disease.
Rasheed said in a statement, "we can say that the epidemic was under control and that the situation has returned to normal." Cholera is no stranger to Iraq. In 2007 24 people were killed and more than four wounded thousands ill. Thaket water and sanitation in the country and also hindered the war and neglect over the years to develop infrastructure. Minister said that the source of cholera contaminated water from the dam and wells in the province of Sulaymaniyah.
Said Majid Hamad Amin, minister of health in the central government that cholera cases appear every three or four years, especially because of contaminated water from unsafe sources. Diagnosed 15 cases other disease in Kirkuk. Characterized cholera in the worst forms of infecting sudden and severe diarrhea that can cause death in Sometimes due to the severe drought and the collapse of kidney function within hours. The disease is transmitted mainly through contaminated water and food.
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Commission Health Alberlmainh: There are concerns the spread of cholera to the fact that 85 percent of drinking water is invalid
10/22/2012 10:16 AM News no comments
MP for the coalition of state law Faleh Ziadi
"Portal Iraq," Baghdad - said Faleh Ziadi member of the Health Committee's parliamentary statement on Monday that "there are concerns the spread of cholera that ground prepared and caused President is the lack of safe drinking water as it according to the statistics that 85 percent of drinking water is invalid" .
"The Committee expressed its opinion on the plan developed by the Ministry of Health to tackle the disease and indicated that it is not convinced and did not involve the rest of the relevant ministries such as the environment and Municipalities and Public Works."
Ziadi noted that "most of the injuries occurred through liquefaction water and this falls within the responsibility of the Ministry of Municipalities which must advancement of the water in the provinces and that the work was not a high degree of responsibility within its preventive measures against cholera."
He continued that "the Commission recommended approached the Office of the Prime Minister or Deputy Prime Minister for Services Affairs need to activate the role of the joint operations room between the concerned ministries and also in the rest of the provinces to deliver drinking water for human consumption."
He stressed that "there is a danger potential for water, cholera in Iraq and we pointed out that must be dealt with on a professional basis Kan interests of citizens and not on the basis of political slogans."
The Ministry of Health announced earlier intensified its preparations for the prevention of cholera in all provinces.
He said ministry spokesman Ziad Tariq said in a statement issued by the ministry said that "health institutions implemented a number of precautionary measures in the examination and treatment of diarrhea cases to which it is contained and treated as a suspected case of cholera until laboratory tests prove the opposite.
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Iraq announces control of cholera outbreaks after the death of four
Baghdad: Reuters
Iraqi authorities said an outbreak of cholera has killed four people became under control blaming the polluted water in the country still find it extremely difficult to renew infrastructure. Said Health Minister in Iraqi Kurdistan Ricoh Ot flesh Rashid said Sunday that most of the victims in the Kurdistan region of Iraq where 272 people have been confirmed with the disease.
Rasheed said in a statement, "we can say that the epidemic was under control and that the situation has returned to normal." Cholera is no stranger to Iraq. In 2007 24 people were killed and more than four wounded thousands ill. Thaket water and sanitation in the country and also hindered the war and neglect over the years to develop infrastructure. Minister said that the source of cholera contaminated water from the dam and wells in the province of Sulaymaniyah.
Said Majid Hamad Amin, minister of health in the central government that cholera cases appear every three or four years, especially because of contaminated water from unsafe sources. Diagnosed 15 cases other disease in Kirkuk. Characterized cholera in the worst forms of infecting sudden and severe diarrhea that can cause death in Sometimes due to the severe drought and the collapse of kidney function within hours. The disease is transmitted mainly through contaminated water and food.
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Commission Health Alberlmainh: There are concerns the spread of cholera to the fact that 85 percent of drinking water is invalid
10/22/2012 10:16 AM News no comments
MP for the coalition of state law Faleh Ziadi
"Portal Iraq," Baghdad - said Faleh Ziadi member of the Health Committee's parliamentary statement on Monday that "there are concerns the spread of cholera that ground prepared and caused President is the lack of safe drinking water as it according to the statistics that 85 percent of drinking water is invalid" .
"The Committee expressed its opinion on the plan developed by the Ministry of Health to tackle the disease and indicated that it is not convinced and did not involve the rest of the relevant ministries such as the environment and Municipalities and Public Works."
Ziadi noted that "most of the injuries occurred through liquefaction water and this falls within the responsibility of the Ministry of Municipalities which must advancement of the water in the provinces and that the work was not a high degree of responsibility within its preventive measures against cholera."
He continued that "the Commission recommended approached the Office of the Prime Minister or Deputy Prime Minister for Services Affairs need to activate the role of the joint operations room between the concerned ministries and also in the rest of the provinces to deliver drinking water for human consumption."
He stressed that "there is a danger potential for water, cholera in Iraq and we pointed out that must be dealt with on a professional basis Kan interests of citizens and not on the basis of political slogans."
The Ministry of Health announced earlier intensified its preparations for the prevention of cholera in all provinces.
He said ministry spokesman Ziad Tariq said in a statement issued by the ministry said that "health institutions implemented a number of precautionary measures in the examination and treatment of diarrhea cases to which it is contained and treated as a suspected case of cholera until laboratory tests prove the opposite.
