Question

‘Disasters are unpredictable but they can be averted’. Discuss the Industrial disaster of India and its reduction measures.
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Answer 1

Answer:

Sudden-onset natural and technological disasters impose a substantial health burden, either directly on the population or indirectly on the capacity of the health services to address primary health care needs. The relationship between communicable diseases and disasters merits special attention. This chapter does not address epidemics of emerging or reemerging diseases, chronic degradation of the environment,