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Joan Stephenson, PhD

JAMA. 2006;295:265.

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Freezing temperatures and snow and cramped living conditions pose a threat to the health of those living in mountainous regions of Pakistan that were affected by the October 8 earthquake, said World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Jong-Wook Lee, MD, MPH, after a visit to the region last month.

The earthquake, which killed 73 000 and seriously injured 70 000 more, left 3 million homeless. The mountainous terrain and cold weather and snow also are hindering efforts to bring relief supplies to those who need them.

Winter weather and crowded living conditions exacerbate the threat of hypothermia and infectious diseases for some of the survivors of the October 8 earthquake in Pakistan. (Photo credit: Osama Ali-Maher/WHO)

In addition to hypothermia and respiratory tract infections, diarrhea and dysentery are a continuing threat. Of the $27 million that the WHO has requested from the international community to fund a health response in . . . [Full Text of this Article]