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Epidemiological unit sustains heavy damage

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    The Ministry of Health’s epidemiological unit sustained heavy damage during the war, losing essential equipment and databases, OCHA quotes the first monthly bulletin produced by the Ministry of Health as saying. An early detection system against epidemics was set up in June 1999 but only 8 percent of health clinics nationwide have used the forms designed to notify the unit of outbreaks of disease. Lack of transport to send laboratory samples has also been identified as a “major problem”, OCHA says. The French government has provided computers valued at 15 million francs CFA (US $23,571) to support the unit.

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