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Inadequate healthcare facilities despite Endosulfan affected area in Kasaragod District
1 Research student, Mangalore University, Mangalagangotri, Karnataka, India.
2 Professor, Geography department, Mangalore University, Mangalagangotri, Karnataka, India.
Research Article
International Journal of Science and Research Archive, 2023, 08(01), 1001–1023.
Article DOI: 10.30574/ijsra.2023.8.1.0133
Publication history:
Received on 01 January 2023; revised on 24 February 2023; accepted on 26 February 2023\
Abstract:
At Kasaragod district in Kerala state the inhabitants here suffer due to the negligence of states own Plantation Corporation by 20 years spraying of Endosulfan pesticide in 2000 hectares of cashew plantation. It has no choice but to compensate for the unparalleled misery caused by the silent killer Endosulfan for a quarter of a century. More than thousands of people have been suffering by this environmental manmade disaster but the ratio between doctor and population rate is lower than the recommendation of World health organization. Unemployment in the district pushes international and national migration of the Kasaragod citizens. The rate of migration and birth are high in Kasaragod district. Lack of Tertiary hospitals in Kasaragod the Inhabitants in the district not only depends by near city for multi-specialty healthcare but also for better education, employment and other facilities. This dependence is the main reason for inadequate healthcare system and under development of the district. The statistical methods are used to measure healthcare facilities and population in Kasaragod district. Accessibility towards nearby cities have analyzed by Geographical Information System software. Here Patients were struggled for consultation in the emergency of Covid pandemic period. Basic facility of a society can measures by considering its quality of health care centers. But in Kasaragod patients are rely for multi-specialty hospital to neighborhood cities. If they have to take effort for treatment by long journey pointing out that the district has insufficient health care system in it.
Keywords:
Endosulfan Pesticide; Manmade disaster; Tertiary Hospital; Unemployment; Migration
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