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. ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 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? ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™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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