Water sparks diarrhoea in Mahalapye?

Thursday, January 17, 2008

FRANCISTOWN: Health Minister, Sheila Tlou fears contamination of water in Mahalapye to be responsible for the outbreak of diarrhoea that has hit children in the area.

Speaking in an interview yesterday, the worried Tlou declared: "As the Ministry of Health (MoH), we are dependent on other ministries for our effective delivery of service".

She stressed that after visiting Mahalapye on Tuesday with her management team, "we suspect that the source of diarrhoea that has resulted in the death of four children and hospitalisation of others could be the contamination of water in the area".

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Water sparks diarrhoea in Mahalapye?

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