Floods spreading disease in Pakistan
Floods spreading disease in Pakistan; potential Motor Neuron Disease treatment; isolated healthcare in Greenland.
Waterborne diseases are on the rise in Sindh province in Pakistan where water levels are still high after record floods. BBC Urdu’s Riaz Sohail visited the region and tells us about the conditions in roadside camps and a hospital in Dadu district.
A recently published Motor Neuron Disease trial suggests that a new drug could make a fundamental difference for some people living with the disease.
And how does healthcare work if a doctor can only be reached by boat, helicopter or plane? BBC’s Marnie Chesterton went to Greenland and spoke to a healthcare worker in the small village of Narsarsuaq.
Presenter: Claudia Hammond
Producer: Florian Bohr
(Picture: Flood-affected people on the road in Dadu city, Pakistan. Photo credit: Jan Ali Laghari/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images.)
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