Nearly 2,000 displaced people in Nganzun, Mandalay Region suffering from flu and diarrhoea

Mizzima

Around 2,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) in the western part of Nganzun Township, Mandalay Region, are suffering from diarrhoea and seasonal flu, according to volunteers assisting them.

They said more than 1,000 people are affected by seasonal flu and nearly 1,000 are suffering from diarrhoea. This comes amid an urgent shortage of medicines.

“Seasonal flu and diarrhoea are widespread. The lack of well water and issues with drinking water are contributing factors. I’ve built small latrines on the island, but now the river water has risen, flooding them, so people are likely wading through water. Some lack proper shelter and food, so I’ve personally taken in over 100 people. Medicines have completely run out, and we can’t manage anymore,” one aid worker told Mizzima.