DIARRHOEA A COMMON ILLNESS FOR MANY IN HONIARA
Quoting from an an article by Catherine Wilson a freelance journalist and correspondent reporting on Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands region in today’s Solomon Star newspaper – 2 March 2018
“DIARRHOEA is a common illness for more than a third of people in Honiara, the coastal capital of Solomon Islands, where informal settlements with poor sanitation and water dominate.
“But the risk of diarrhoeal disease increases in the annual wet season, from November to April, and escalates during floods and natural disasters.
The World Health Organisation predicts that diarrhoea and other diseases are likely to be exacerbated by climate change, contributing to an estimated 250,000 additional deaths each year between 2030 and 2050.
“This common, treatable illness could place an increasing burden on the health services of Pacific Island states.”
Copyright: Catherine Wilson (All Rights Reserved)
