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Unicef relief vans for tsunami-hit districts

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New Delhi , Jan 2

UNICEF is launching a fleet of mobile vans across three tsunami-hit districts of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry over the weekend to help families in relief camps prevent and treat any outbreak of diarrhoea, specially among children.

The 40 Unicef vans will cover 225 relief camps in Nagapattinam, Cuddalore, Kanyakumari and Pondicherry, each comprising a small team of communicators who will distribute Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS), soap, water containers and easy-to-read leaflets about how to prevent diarrhoea.

"Diarrhoea is a child killer but we can stop dehydration with ORS and good information. That's why we are taking urgent action to give families in the relief camps the information they need to act immediately if their children get sick," Unicef representative in India said in a statement.

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