(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-07-10 22:00

The ministry has deployed medical staff from other parts of the country to help survivors.

More than 2,400 such workers from 18 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities have been transferred to the region where they will help rebuild the health care system, Mao said.

They included 872 medical workers, 760 workers involved with disease prevention, 549 health supervisors and 228 logistics staff.

Medical teams were sent to immunize children against hepatitis and encephalitis B, he said.

They also built toilets, waste dumps and water purification facilities.

As of Thursday, about 96,000 injured people had been treated in hospitals and 5,578 were still receiving treatment.

"Hospitals and medical camps face financial difficulties, although the central and local governments have allocated large sums," Mao said. So far, medical care in the worst-hit areas has been free. When that changes will depend on local conditions.

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