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Oregonians Fight Flood-Caused Illness in North Korea

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Wednesday, September 19, 2007   

Portland, OR – A group of Oregon aid workers is back in Portland after spending a week in the normally "off-limits" country of North Korea. Mercy Corps responded to North Korean government requests and delivered three tons of antibiotics and other medicines after major flooding devastated rural areas. Mort Anoushiravani with Mercy Corps says fighting waterborne diseases like dysentery and cholera is the biggest public health issue.

"It was one item, medical supplies, that was basically identified by officials in North Korea as the highest priority need they had when responding to the impact of the floods."

He says emergency aid to the region is still critical and it will take long-term outside assistance for North Korea to respond to all the needs of its people. Mercy Corps has been working with communities in North Korea for over a decade to help them improve their food security.

Anoushiravani says although North Korean officials put medical supplies at the top of their list of needs, the damage to the region is also extreme —- affecting about 900,000 people.

"Houses have been destroyed, bridges knocked out, power and water supplies out of service -- this has a huge, significant impact."


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