{"id":255503,"date":"2023-08-09T20:43:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T15:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=255503"},"modified":"2023-08-29T14:52:15","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T09:22:15","slug":"climate-events-and-an-umbrella-for-urban-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/climate-events-and-an-umbrella-for-urban-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate events and an umbrella for urban health"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source:<\/strong> The post is based on the article \u201cClimate events and an umbrella for urban health<\/strong>\u201d published in \u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 9th August 2023.<\/p>\n

Syllabus:<\/strong> GS2- Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector\/Services relating to Health.<\/p>\n

News:<\/strong> The author discusses the increased vulnerability of urban areas, especially slums, to diseases like malaria and dengue after extreme weather events in India. He is emphasising the need for a resilient urban primary health care system and better coordination for an effective response.<\/p>\n

Why is there an increase in health vulnerability in urban areas?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Extreme Weather Events:<\/strong> Cyclones, floods, and heavy rains have caused devastation, leading to conducive conditions for water and vector-borne diseases.<\/p>\n

Vector-borne Diseases:<\/strong> Diseases like malaria and dengue diseases are more likely to spread in rain-affected areas.<\/p>\n

Poor Living Conditions:<\/strong> Many live in slums or informal urban settlements, which often lack proper sanitation and waste disposal.<\/p>\n

Mobility:<\/strong> Movement of people between states can spread diseases.<\/p>\n

Economic Vulnerability:<\/strong> Many slum residents work in the informal sector without social security benefits.<\/p>\n

Inadequate Healthcare Infrastructure:<\/strong> Urban areas, especially vulnerable ones, receive a tiny fraction of primary health care funding.<\/p>\n

What should be done about it?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Rebuild Health Systems:<\/strong> Focus on urban primary health-care resilience, especially in slums and peri-urban areas.<\/p>\n

Increase Public Investment:<\/strong> More funds for vulnerable urban regions; a special fund from institutions like the Finance Commission can help.<\/p>\n

Coordinate Efforts:<\/strong> States should work together, especially given the movement of people across borders, to manage and mitigate disease spread. Strengthen systems like the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme, making them more comprehensive.<\/p>\n

Streamline Governance:<\/strong> Overcome fragmentation in urban health governance for better coordination.<\/p>\n

Leverage Lessons from COVID-19:<\/strong> Ensure data sharing, standardize treatments, and regulate costs during health emergencies.<\/p>\n

Integrate Frontline Workers:<\/strong> Create multi-purpose health cadres that are accountable to both communities and health systems.<\/p>\n

Plan for Climate Change:<\/strong> Recognize the increasing frequency of extreme events and plan public health responses accordingly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: The post is based on the article \u201cClimate events and an umbrella for urban health\u201d published in \u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 9th August 2023. Syllabus: GS2- Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector\/Services relating to Health. News: The author discusses the increased vulnerability of urban areas, especially slums, to diseases like malaria and… Continue reading Climate events and an umbrella for urban health<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[212,8131,10498],"class_list":["post-255503","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-gs-paper-2","tag-social-issues","tag-the-hindu","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255503","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=255503"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255503\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=255503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=255503"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=255503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}