Written question asked by Gary Streeter (Conservative) on Wednesday, 21 April 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 26 April 1999. It was answered by Clare Short (Labour) on Monday, 26 April 1999 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Dept for International Development

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the medical needs of the refugees in Macedonia and Albania; and what provisions her Department has made to meet these needs. - Includes figures.

Answer: Mr. Streeter: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment her Department has made of the medical needs of the refugees in Macedonia and Albania; and what provisions her Department has made to meet these needs. [82159] Clare Short: We are in close touch with the World Health Organisation (WHO), who are taking the lead responsibility for the medical needs of the refugees. At present, the health status of refugees in both Macedonia and Albania is judged to be reasonably good, with no major epidemics, though recent arrivals have been in poorer condition as a result of spending several days on the road. We have placed health experts in our offices in Tirana and Skopje. We are also providing a public health expert for WHO in Tirana. We have funded the purchase and transportation of 14 WHO emergency health kits to Macedonia, and seven kits for Albania--these will cover the needs of 210,000 people for 3 months.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 330 c17W; 82159
Session: 1998-99
Subjects: Medical treatments Refugees Albania Kosovo North Macedonia World Health Organization
Contains statistics: Yes