Government inaction blamed for Papuan cholera outbreak

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Updated July 9, 2008 20:34:18

Human rights activists say a cholera outbreak in the highlands of Indonesian Papua has left 159 dead and is spreading.

Presenter: Sonia Randhawa
Speakers: Dr Robbie Kayame, head health officer for the affected Paniai district of Papua; Ms Rika Korain, spokeswoman from the Catholic-church linked human rights group SKP.

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