Description:
"Heavy monsoon rains since early July 2018 have
resulted in flooding...Four states and regions have been affected...More than 120,000 people have been displaced in up to 288 evacuation centres...Government is leading the response, with the
Ministry of Health and Sports (MoHS) spearheading the health response...MoHS activated the Health Emergency
Operations Centre which have been monitoring and coordinating among central, state, and township level health departments in order to
ensure an effective health response to all affected population...In Mon State, 2 826 patients received medical
care from respective local health departments,
and with no cases of infectious diseases of public
health concern reported as at 1 Aug 2018..."
Source/publisher:
World Health Organisation (WHO)
Date of Publication:
2018-08-02
Date of entry:
2019-06-13
Grouping:
- Individual Documents
Category:
Countries:
Myanmar
Language:
English
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Format:
pdf
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317.48 KB
Resource Type:
text
Text quality:
- Good