Malaria, diarrhea reported after storm hits Myanmar

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"This time it is quite difficult because most of the areas are quite remote and difficult to access," Kunii said. "We are trying our best."

Tens of thousands of people die every year in Myanmar, also known as Burma, from tuberculosis, AIDS and diarrhea. Malaria alone kills about 3,000 people annually in the country.

In 2000, WHO ranked Myanmar's health system as the world's worst after war-ravaged Sierra Leone. There are hospitals, but most people cannot afford treatment because about 90 percent of the population lives on just $1 a day.

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