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The Aftermath of Dorian and the Resulting Health Hazards

Season 1 Episode 3 | 2m 46s

Duane Sands, the Bahamian Minister for Health, explains how the hurricane could produce health hazards long after it's passed. Its floodwater provides breeding grounds for mosquitoes carrying deadly diseases. Sam McKeever, an expert from the Pan American Health Organization, and her team check their traps every day to judge the potential for an outbreak of dengue, malaria and other diseases.

Extras
See a tale of survival as one of the Caribbean’s strongest hurricanes strikes The Bahamas.
Go inside an epic battle for survival and preservation as another drought strikes Somalia.
Hear the extraordinary story of hope after Cyclone Idai strikes Mozambique.
See the mechanics of disaster relief from the heroes responding on the ground.
Kaltun and Faisal run a mobile clinic for the children of a remote Somaliland community.
Experts seek a way to get ahead of drought displacement in Somalia.
Jobs are created on Abaco, one of the islands worst-affected by Hurricane Dorian.
After Dorian damages their boats, fishers are left unable to ply their trade.
Since Dorian, the island of Grand Bahama relies on a mobile, inflatable hospital complex.
Local Red Cross members distribute aid items to those made homeless by Cyclone Idai.