studies illustrated this at the time,72 and the current study once more underlines the
sometimes devastating impact of OM in this regard. People were moved away from their local
clinic or hospital, in particular those dumped in rural areas, and children dropped out of
school in all the chaos: some have never resumed it. Loss of documents and records of every
description have created enormous difficulties for families as well.
Chart viii: number of respondents reporting
varying interruptions to medication after OM
Chart ix: number of families where children lost schooling as a result of OM
1. Impact on health
35% of respondents (41 people) reported that a family member was on chronic
medication at the time of the demolitions.
72 UN Report, ibid; SPT (2005a, 2005b, 2006) ibid.
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