Health Minister: Tsunami survivors face risk of diseases
BY FOONG PEK YEE
PUTRAJAYA: About 5,000 Malaysian survivors of the tsunami are at risk of food and water-borne diseases like cholera and typhoid, Health Minister Datuk Dr Chua Soi Lek said Tuesday.
He said health teams had been sent to relief centres to educate them on preventive measures.
The ministry had also set up a command centre to co-ordinate medical services provided. The centre's contact number is 03-8883 4100.
Dr Chua said counselling would also be provided for the survivors in the hospitals where many were still found to be in a state of shock.
At 11.30am Tuesday, there were 60 people warded - 30 in the Penang Hospital, four in the Langkawi Hospital and 26 In the Sungai Petani Hospital.
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