Nicely hidden away in this morning's Hindustan Times is a report that says 900 cases of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis were detected in Bombay in 2011. There's obviously more important news in the paper like Shah Rukh Khan being rated the best role model for children!! A typical Indian way to deal with any problem is to pretend that it doesn't exist and hope it will go away on its own. I am not hinting that there should be some kind of mass panic in the city, but if serious measures aren't taken, then the situation can spiral out of control.
TB thrives in dark, dirty and damp environments. Given the fact that 60 percent of the city's inhabitants live in slums, there is a high risk that this killer disease can spread far and wide. NGOs, actors, cricketers and the municipal authorities need to educate the masses about the threat of TB and how spitting can spread this disease. A cleanliness campaign is the need of the hour, else the plague of TB will bring this city and its inhabitants down.
TB thrives in dark, dirty and damp environments. Given the fact that 60 percent of the city's inhabitants live in slums, there is a high risk that this killer disease can spread far and wide. NGOs, actors, cricketers and the municipal authorities need to educate the masses about the threat of TB and how spitting can spread this disease. A cleanliness campaign is the need of the hour, else the plague of TB will bring this city and its inhabitants down.
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