How tsunami diseases were curbed

March 22 (BBC) - Experts charged with preventing the spread of disease in the aftermath of the tsunami say they "got it right" and prevented a major health crisis.

After the Boxing Day disaster, there were fears that diseases such as diarrhoea, typhoid and malaria could claim the lives of many of those who had survived.

But speedy and co-ordinated action from relief agencies and the governments of the countries affected meant the numbers affected were much lower than they could have been.