WHO & ILO jointly declared for elimination of silicosis by 2030. But unfortunately we do not see any initiative or effort from both ILO as well as WHO for elimination, the reason of which is not understandable. By eliminating silicosis, silico-tuberculosis as well as silica induced other comorbidities including lung cancer can ne prevented. Can anybody explain why ILO & WHO are so silent about it after declaration?
Sir I am agree with you . Silicosis is major issues in our country. Solution
to big.ossue is not so easy for Government authority because Source of silica is everywhere like agriculture, Rock etc. Government should should implement prevention strategies strictly
Dear Dr. Bharti, Thank you for your response. I understand the difficulty. But one needs to try for best possible solution based on availble technoogy & resources.
There are declarations like that, which are intended to promote action at the regional and country levels, but it takes political will at the local level to translate them into regulatory adjustments and the promotion of changes in day-to-day practices. For example, in our developing countries, the construction sector is of great importance in economies but regulations do not necessarily go so far as to protect the people who work in it. Many of the workers are not sufficiently protected, in part, because they do not have relevant information and therefore not the habit of using protective equipment for dust, or because they cannot acquire adequate equipment (think, for example, of small enterprises). Large numbers of people who work as masons or construction helpers, daily suck up unprotected cement and sand dusts.
And the labor authorities are more dedicated to other union or corporate issues, than to those thousands of productive units or self-employed workers, who are accumulating for years the damage to their respiratory system. Education and health sector authorities should certainly have a more active role in promoting good practices, training and health education.
Yes R N Navarro, Biggest hurdle to get rid off of Silica exposure ,is lack of public awareness about impact of silicosis on Health . Willingness at Administrative
level might be the initial step to sensitize the public .
Yes R N Navarro, Biggest hurdle to get rid off of Silica exposure ,is lack of public awareness about impact of silicosis on Health . Willingness at Administrative
level might be the initial step to sensitize the public .
Yes R N Navarro, Biggest hurdle to get rid off of Silica exposure ,is lack of public awareness about impact of silicosis on Health . Willingness at Administrative
level might be the initial step to sensitize the public .
We agree about the problem. We need some working solutions as there is no treatment
We agree about the problem. We need some working solutions as there is no treatment
We agree about the problem. We need some working solutions as there is no treatment.
Some 11 million factory workers in the nation’s largely unregulated industrial economy are at risk for silicosis, an incurable illness caused by inhaling silica dust. But a new test that screens for a biomarker in the blood, which indicates lung damage, may lower the barrier to diagnosis and treatment...
My sincere congratulations dear Kamalesh Sarkar .
https://undark.org/2023/08/16/in-india-a-spark-of-hope-for-detecting-a-chronic-lung-disease/
Dear Mr. Jack,
Thanks a lot for initiating this discussion. I am also not sure why both WHO & ILO suddenly stopped/reduced their activity of silicosis elimination. Considering huge burden of silicosis in India (including sub-radiological silicosis), it appears unless silicosis is controlled, elimination of TB is difficult as silicotic workers are highly vulnerable to lung tuberculosis for rest of their lives. We hope appropriate initiatives will be initiated soon by the all National and international authorities.
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