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16 THE OSHAWA, TIMES, Thursdey, Mey 11, 1967 India Health Authorities Seek To Curb Old Diseases By RAM SUNDAR Press ent BOMBAY (CP) -- Public health authorities in India are waging a quiet but successful struggle against ancient dis- eases. Some 450,000,000 people have been vaccinated against smallpox. Officials say that scourge has been brought un- der control in all urban areas, particularly in metropolitan cities such as Bombay, New Delhi and Calcutta. A federal health ministry report says it should be possi- ble to eradicate smallpox "within 10 years." But the dreaded disease is still a menace in India's re- mote rural areas. Some 1,000 villagers are reported to have died of smallpox in Bihar state since January. The Gaya area of Bihar is said to be the worst affected. A report in the New Delhi Statesman describes how the town of Gaya has been turned into a "prayer ground" with men, women and children in- voking the mercy of the god- dess Shitla Devi. Hindu mythological belief holds that smallpox is caused In the fight against small- pox the authorities have to contend with age-old supersti- tions. Many people refuse to be vaccinated on the ground that the vaccine is "polluted'" by animal matter. The reason is that smallpox vaccine is pre- pared from virus grown on the skin of animals. In some instances vaccina- tors have been beaten up by orthodox peasants. The provincial government of Gujarat has threatened to jail people who refuse to have themselves or their children vaccinated. The. federal gov- ernment has also told the Provinces that if necessary they can invoke the Defence of India Rules to punish anti- vaccination campaigners on the ground that they are spreading disaffection against the administration. The rules were promulgated to ensure national security after the longer te considered thé sure killer if was for centuries. Health surveys have shown a striking fall in TB cases in the industrial districts of Bombay and Calcutta. Health authorities say the battle against TB will be fi- nally won only when the food problem is solved. TB is ac- centuated by malnutrition. A countrywide BCG vaccl- nation campaign has been un- der way to protect people against TB. Diagnostic and in ae hospital facilities have also been stepped up. For instance Bombay has built a modern tuberculosis hospital exclusively for indus- trial workers and people from low-income groups. Doctor shortage, especially in rural areas, continues to be a great challenge, As against only 56,000 quali- fied doctors 15 years ago, there now are nearly 100,000 of them. But most of the doc- tors are concentrated in ur- ban areas. There is only one doctor for every 5,000 people and only one hospital bed for every 2,500 people. Federal and provincial au- thorities are planning 30 new medical colleges, bringing the total to 11) The most remarkable thing about Indian public health. is the increase in life expect- ancy. An average Indian now can hope to live up to 50 years-as agaimst only 27 in 1947 when the country became independ- ent. Yet. this figure is no- where near European or North American standards. As one government official said: "The more the people, the longer they live, the more the challenges we have to grapple with. But on the whole we are becoming a healthier people and _ this means we can tackle our problems more effectively." Chinese invasion in 1962. India's success against ma- laria and tuberculosis has been more marked. There has been a 90 per cent reduction in the inci- dence of malaria in many areas, As for tuberculosis, it no when the goddess gets angry. This belief is shared by Hin- dus, Moslems and Christians. An "immunity cordon' has been thrown arotind big cities. 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