This is a true horror story. It starts out with: Cholera, dysentery, diarrhea, encephalitis, gastroenteritis, hepatitis, leptospirosis, poliomyelitis, salmonellosis, typhoid fever – among many others. Those are just a few of the diseases from drinking polluted water. These are some of the diseases volunteer medical staff face when they leave the comforts of home to [...]
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The Sick Kids Express
That’s a suitable name for our ambulance boat. Our Operation Safe Drinking Water base is located between two Indian population centers here on the island. The nearest medical help is on the distant mainland, five hours away by canoe.
