Monday, January 31, 2005
The Caribbean community (CARICOM) is calling on the region to mobilise and help Guyana deal with the threat of disease and other health problems linked to the extensive flooding.
Guyanese government representatives held a joint meeting with international and regional experts, to decide how best to co-ordinate the relief effort and deal with possible health problems.
The most pressing threat arose from contaminated water, dengue fever and possibly cholera due to sewage seeping into the water
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