Research and policy disconnect for heat wave deaths in India.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- AZHAR, GULREZ SHAH; RAJIVA, AJIT; DUTTA, PRIYA; MAVALANKAR, DILEEP
- Source
- Current Science (00113891). Oct2014, Vol. 107 Issue 7, p1091-1092. 2p.
- Subject
- *HEAT waves (Meteorology)
*MORTALITY
*HEALTH policy
*NATURAL disasters
*POPULATION
SEASONAL variations of mortality
- Language
- ISSN
- 0011-3891
The article focuses on heat wave-related deaths in India. Topics discussed include high mortality rate in the country due to large population, vulnerability and weak healthcare system, the importance of public health facilities and infrastructure in the management of climate-related disasters and adoption of appropriate policies and response strategies to manage the heat disasters.