02/07/2025
Happy Doctors day
চিকিৎসক দিৱস মুকলি আকাশ আৰু কল গছৰ তলত অতিবাহিত।অসংগঠিত নিৰ্মাণ শ্রমিক আৰু কৰ্মচাৰীৰ মাজত পেশাগত স্বাস্থ্য সমস্যা বিপদৰ বিষয়ে সচেতনতা।
Doctors day spent under open sky and banana trees.
Awareness on occupational health hazards among unorganized construction ( Dhalai party) industry workers and labourers at Bilasipara in Assam.
Occupational health hazards in construction workers in unorganized sector is rampant. Like
due to chronic exposure to cement and other dusts they develop many lung disease ( bronchitis, pneumonia, silicosis, asthma, pnumoconiasis,lung cancer ),skin problems(dermatitis,cement burn, eye irritation, colon cancer, anemia, chronic fatigue,malnutrition.
Manual labourers develope early spondylosis, back pain, osteoarthritis also. Kidney problems due to dehydration ( working whole day in hot and humid conditions) is also common. Female workers drink less water due to lack of bathroom in many sites.
Wearing personal protective equipment like mask, eye gear, gloves, full shirt and trousers, carrying lower load on head, good hydration helps in decreasing these problems.
Awareness and education among the labourers and their employers ( thikadar) is of paramount importance to prevent develope chronic illness.