Health vulnerability to heat stress in rural communities of the semi-arid regions of Maharashtra, India

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dc.contributor.authorPradyumna, Adithya
dc.contributor.authorBendapudi, Ramkumar
dc.contributor.authorZade, Dipak
dc.contributor.authorD’Souza, Marcella
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-05T16:14:22Z
dc.date.available2020-03-05T16:14:22Z
dc.date.issued2018-05
dc.description.abstractRural health infrastructure needs to be upgraded to effectively include heat stress related illnesses and to develop a health surveillance mechanism for monitoring heat-related morbidity and mortality. This policy brief highlights the risks and responses to heat stress in rural communities of the semi-arid region of Maharashtra. It identifies vulnerable groups as well as important factors that affect vulnerability to heat stress. Heat related symptoms (HRS) include: small blisters or pimples, dry mouth, fatigue, leg cramps, heavy sweating, intense thirst, rapid heartbeat, headache, leg swelling, paranoid feeling and swelling of face; and in more severe cases hallucinations, fainting and vomiting.en
dc.description.sponsorshipUK Government’s Department for International Development (DfID)
dc.description.sponsorshipInternational Development Research Centre (IDRC)
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/58605
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectHEAT STRESSen
dc.subjectHEATen
dc.subjectMORTALITYen
dc.subjectEXTREME WEATHERen
dc.subjectRURAL HEALTHen
dc.subjectCLIMATE SENSITIVE DISEASESen
dc.subjectINDIAen
dc.subjectSOUTH ASIAen
dc.titleHealth vulnerability to heat stress in rural communities of the semi-arid regions of Maharashtra, Indiaen
dc.typePolicy Briefen
idrc.copyright.holder© 2018 International Development Research Centre
idrc.copyright.oapermissionsourceCC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Internationalen
idrc.dspace.accessOpen Accessen
idrc.project.number107640
idrc.project.titleAdaptation at Scale in Semi-Arid Regions (ASSAR)en
idrc.recordsserver.bcsnumberIC36-1643402171-253058
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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