<rss><channel><item><title>BANGLADESH: Health concerns growing as flood waters recede</title><link>http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/bda8973cf7c49f2cd985ecf7a1610e8e.htm</link><description>12 Sep 2008 10:22:55 GMT Source: IRIN The incidence of diarrhoea has increased in the wake of heavy flooding in 23 out of 64 districts, with flood waters now dropping fast in the north, central and south-central regions.</description><pubDate>2008-09-12T12:54+0200</pubDate><source>alertnet</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>alertnet-e69b9919e7ca95f44875ce6ec6236a9d</guid><category>CommunicableDiseaseOutbreaks</category><category>Environment</category><category>OHIM</category></item><item><title>BANGLADESH: Health concerns growing as flood waters recede</title><link>http://www.IRINnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=80313</link><description>DHAKA, 12 September 2008 (IRIN) - The incidence of diarrhoea has increased in the wake of heavy flooding in 23 out of 64 districts, with flood waters now dropping fast in the north, central and south-central regions.</description><pubDate>2008-09-12T12:21+0200</pubDate><source>irinnews</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>irinnews-e179c4dff4e4a7cfe89d5b67f015eae0</guid><category>OHIM</category></item><item><title>India, Bangladesh floods : Thousands complain of fever, diarrhoea DHAKA: Thousands of villagers in South Asia complained of fever and diarrhoea on Thursday as floodwaters started receding, exposing victims to threats of water-borne diseases, officials and aid agencies said.</title><link>http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008/09/12/story_12-9-2008_pg4_16</link><description>At least 700 diarrhoea patients are turning up every day at Bangladesh’s biggest hospital in the capital, Dhaka. Authorities said they were forced to erect camps in the parking lot of the hospital to cope with the overflow of patients arriving from flood-hit villages.</description><pubDate>2008-09-12T01:11+0200</pubDate><source>dailytimesPK</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>dailytimesPK-0e318de1567ca341e094cc917a28e2a8</guid></item><item><title>UK pledges 75m pounds to BD climate change fight</title><link>http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008/09/11/story_11-9-2008_pg4_15</link><description>LONDON: Britain pledged 75 million pounds Wednesday to help Bangladesh fight the effects of climate change, as the impoverished flood and cyclone ravaged Asian nation highlighted the need for billions of dollars. Joining forces at a conference in London, Bangladesh and Britain called on nations to....</description><pubDate>2008-09-11T02:52+0200</pubDate><source>dailytimesPK</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>dailytimesPK-6f373dc4d13e277421f60d5bd4d22723</guid><category>ClimateChange</category><category>Environment</category></item><item><title>Indian flood victims protest poor camp conditions</title><link>http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008/09/10/story_10-9-2008_pg4_16</link><description>* Flooding continues in Bangladesh leaving thousands without food GUWAHATI: Fresh monsoon flooding brought more death and distress across South Asia on Tuesday, while many of the hundreds of thousands of flood victims in relief camps complained of poor facilities.</description><pubDate>2008-09-10T00:52+0200</pubDate><source>dailytimesPK</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>dailytimesPK-9857fc4e2491c966199c9452bb4f511e</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Flood victims in Bangladesh suffering from waterborne diseases</title><link>http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6496194.html</link><description>Waterborne diseases coupled with poor relief efforts, lack of jobs and price hike of essentials, are putting the lives of poor flood-hit people in Bangladesh in misery, leading newspaper The Daily Star reported Tuesday. The flood situation is worsening in the central parts while the situation is....</description><pubDate>2008-09-09T10:39+0200</pubDate><source>peopledaily</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>peopledaily-47f70a224cf0afec2e9f6368982ba3e9</guid><category>CommunicableDiseaseCases</category><category>CommunicableDiseaseOutbreaks</category><category>CommunicableDiseases</category></item></channel></rss>
