Lead Story Natural resources News
During the dry season from mid-April to the end of June, many people have difficulty getting clean water, especially those living in remote areas.
Lead Story Natural Disasters News
The Indian air force sends two cargo planes, while a Chinese convoy brings rice, noodles and medicine. The EU, Britain and USA all offer donations.
At least 69 children infected with diarrhoea have been admitted to the Hakha General Hospital this month alone.
Lead Story Mandalay Division News Society
The citizens of Mandalay are becoming increasingly concerned about a polluted water supply.
Burma’s Ministry of Health announces that more than 10,000 children, aged between three and eight years, contract dengue every year.
Intermittent water closures have been felt in Rangoon this week, as city residents say filthy water is being plumbed into their homes.
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Residents of Thaketa Township in eastern Rangoon have been left without a garbage removal service and they say their health is rapidly deteriorating as a result.
Communal Violence Lead Story News
Some 900 Muslims from Meikhtila in central Burma who lost their homes in communal violence just over a year ago are now facing water shortages and sanitation-related diseases at the cramped shelter where they reside.
Jun 4, 2008 (DVB), Aid workers on the ground in Irrawaddy division have reported continuing health and sanitation problems, while some cyclone victims in some remote areas are still waiting[…]
