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Seven days in medicine: 8-14 August 2018
BMJ 2018; 362 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k3493 (Published 16 August 2018)
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Kerala Flood, August 2018
In the South Indian state of Kerala in August 2018 in devastating rain and flood about 400 people have lost their lives and more than 1 million people have been displaced because of flooding. About 8,000 houses and innumerable livestock have been washed away in the rain and flood. Now the need of the hour problem is to tackle the outbreak of waterborne communicable diseases; many health measures may be required.
For relief measures 500 crore were pledged by our Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Rs 100 crore by our Home Minister Rajnath Singh during their visits to Kerala. The Health Ministry approved an additional grant of Rs 18.71 crore under the National Rural Health Mission (NHM) to flood-hit Kerala. In total the Government of India has announced 6,18,71,00,000 Indian Rupees, equal to 8,84,81,964.58 United States Dollars, as relief fund to its flood hit southern Indian state of Kerala.
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24 August 2018
M.A. Aleem
Emeritus Professor* Neurologist**
The Tamilnadu Dr.M.G.R.Medical University** ABC Hospital**
Chennai 600032* Trichy 620018** Tamilnadu India
@drmaaleem
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