Cholera plagues Afghanistan
By: aljazeeraenglish
Posted: Oct 24 08
Witnessed: 949 times
Regions: Afghanistan
Issues: Food & health & development, Humanitarian, Poverty
Tags: access to medical treatment, Afghanistan, armed conflict, cholera, Clean Water, water
As if living in a country at war was not bad enough, the people of Afghanistan are battling a new outbreak of cholera.
At least 20 people have been killed so far - most of them women and children.
Health workers blame poor sanitation and a lack of clean water.
Dan Nolan reports from Afghanistan. (October 21, 2008)
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