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Saline price spikes on diarrhoea spurt [1]

Short supply and price rise of oral rehydration saline while diarrhoea is spreading over the last few days have added to sufferings of people attacked with the disease. Oral saline of Social Marketing Company (SMC), which produces about 60 percent of the country's requirement, as well as those of around 15 other companies are now selling at higher prices. And SMC'S saline is also not available in some areas, a field visit showed.

Publication Date: 
25/04/2008
Daily Star (Bangladesh) [2]
Tags:
Health [3], Diarrhoea [4], Bangladesh [5]
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