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Disaster Health Systems In India

by The Daily Eye Team May 11 2017, 2:06 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 23 secs

Natural disasters - How prepared are India's health systems? Over 58.6% of Indian landmass is earthquake prone while 5,700km of 7,516km-long coastline is prone to cyclones and tsunamis. About 40-million hectares of land are at the risk of flooding and river erosion; 68% of cultivable land is drought prone. Natural disasters hit on a regular basis, causing ill-health and disrupting health systems. But, does India have disaster health systems to address such challenges?

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