War-displaced people suffer from disease in Nepal

KATHMANDU, Sept. 30 (Xinhuanet) -- Epidemics have broken out in a camp for people displaced by violence in two villages of mid-western district of Nepal, a local health worker said here Friday.

"The displaced people are suffering from diarrhea, typhoid and other water borne diseases for the past few weeks in Kiranlal and Rajhena villages of Banke district, some 600 km west of Kathmandu," said Manjan Shahi, assistant health worker, who has been providing free health service for the conflict-displaced people living at the camps.

The health of some 50-60 patients are examined everyday and many of them are found to be suffering from typhoid, fever and skin diseases, Shahi noted.

"The epidemic has mostly affected the children due to lack of cleanliness and the camp-dwellers have no money to visit a hospital located just 2 km away," according to Shahi.

"At least one member of each of the 216 families living in the camps has fallen sick," Shahi revealed.

Recently, the Himalayan Foundation, a non-government organization, had provided medicines worth 165,000 Nepali rupees (2357.14 US dollars), but there lacked of proper management, Shahi noted.

Disruption of food supply to the displaced people for a long time has further aggravated their problems, Shahi added.

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