PNG cholera steady but true numbers not known

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Updated September 18, 2009 17:24:02

Medecins Sans Frontieres is treating cholera patients in Papua New Guinea and says the situation is moderate but stable. A specially constructed Cholera Treatment Centre has been set up at Angau Memorial General Hospital in Lae, where Medecins Sans Frontiers is treating 10 to 15 new patients a day. One of the doctors on the ground is Karin Lind. She says many patients who seek treatment are ready to go home within 6 hours. But she fears for those who are feeling isolated by the disease.

Presenter: Kate McPherson
Speaker: Doctor Karin Lind from Medecins Sans Frontieres

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