Maungdaw, Arakan State: Many children in Maungdaw have been afflicted with topical diseases like dysentery and diarrhea. They have been admitted to the general hospital in Maungdaw since the first week of October, said a staff from hospital.
 
The hospital has no space for patients and the health officer of Maungdaw has requested the authorities to supply medicines and send doctors to prevent the diseases spreading, he added.
 
"Our survey team found out that the children are suffering from malnutrition. With the climate changing, there has been a rise in the diseases," said a spokesperson from a health organization working in the Maungdaw area.
 
The township health officer has ordered the village clinics to treat those suffering from the diseases first, said a village health worker.
 
The officer has also asked doctors working in the town clinics, to join the township health group to combat the diseases, he added.
 
The affected areas fall under the Nasaka, Burma border security forces areas 3,4,5,6 and 8.
 
There is no official report as to how many children have died but local health workers from Maungdaw disclosed that more than 15 have died.