Thursday, September 20, 2012

David Morris, Morecame, Lunesdale, Conservative, Bahamas, International Development


Bahamas
International Development

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David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale, Conservative)
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps her Department is taking to assist the government of the Bahamas with tackling the spread of leptospirosis, histoplasmosis, tuberculosis, hepatitis and typhoid.

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Alan Duncan (Minister of State, International Development; Rutland and Melton, Conservative)
DFID does not have a bilateral aid programme with the Bahamas. The country has however benefitted from regional support provided by DFID through the Pan-American Health Organisation to prevent the spread of cholera and other waterborne diseases, including typhoid, in the Caribbean.