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Mosquito nets and vaccination campaigns needed

    NAIROBI

    Emergency health needs for some 30,000 people over three months will be provided by WHO and UNICEF and include 12,000 mosquito nets, 90 emergency medical kits, vaccines, syringes and additional drugs. Drugs to provide free health care are also needed until the next harvesting period in September for people whose income has been affected by the floods.

    Water and sanitation remains a problem as small dams and wells were destroyed, particularly in the Upper East Region, and many water sources have been contaminated. Technical assistance and community training for appropriate water purification treatment is needed, OCHA reported.

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