MOPH supplies 30,000 medicines to flooded areas

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BANGKOK, 4 August 2015 – The Ministry of Public Health has supplied 30,000 medicines to people affected by the floods in Mae Hong Son province.

According to Deputy Permanent Secretary of Public Health Amnuay Kajina, a mobile medical unit has been deployed to inundated areas of Mae Hong Son to warn people of possible waterborne diseases. They include dengue fever, leptospirosis and diarrhea.

30,000 medicines have also been given to residents of Sob Moei district. They are urged to dial 1669 for emergency medical attention.