Cold-related diseases claim 9 lives

At least nine persons, including a minor, have died of cold-related diseases in two VDCs of the mid-western remote district of Jumla in the past couple of weeks.

Sunita Kami, 8; Khamma Budha, 45; Pashupati Budha, 40; Parbati Budha, 35; Ratiman Budha, 45 and Angsing Rokaya, 45, of Badaki VDC and similarly Kallel Basnet, 54; Panchakali Basnet and Kali Rana, 55 of Mallika Dhant VDC died of cold, cough and other cold-related diseases, district's health authorities said.

Chief at District Public Health Office, Dr Sanjaya Thakur told the Kathmandu Post that a medical team had been sent to the affected site with medicine soon after they were informed about the epidemic.

According to local Dhan Bahadur Basnet, there is scarcity of medicine in the district. nepalnews.com ag Apr 03 08