Another article from Xinhua, this time dengue in Nepal, excerpt :
" KATHMANDU, Nov. 9 : Dengue patients thronging hospitals in Nepali capital Kathmandu are facing difficulties as the blood bank is running dry.
According to Tuesday's Republica daily, a dengue patient with hemorrhagic fever requires over six pints of blood daily in the initial phase of treatment. The daily requirement decreases with improvement in the condition of the patient but the blood bank cannot provide sufficient blood because no collection took place during the festival season.
There are over 200 dengue patients at Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Control Hospital, Teku alone, with around five new cases admitted every day.
"The condition of my wife is serious, but I could not get a single pint of blood" Ishwor Adhikari of Kapilbastu complained. His wife Muna, 32, is at Patan Hospital with dengue, having been referred to the capital on Sunday."
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