more-inA team of doctors and members of the Healthy Energy Initiative, India, has called for a continual, long-term assessment of all those involved in the oil spill clean-up, including the crew, fisherfolk and residents. At a press meet on Tuesday, members of a fact-finding team who visited Bharathiyar Nagar, Ennore, 10 days after the oil spill, released a report on the health impact of the spill. Members of the team said that while the health camp set up by the State government was managing ailments, it did not record baseline health information of the clean-up crew. “There were varying levels of protective gear. The report would be submitted to the Directorate of Public Health as well as the State government, they said.

Source: The Hindu February 22, 2017 01:41 UTC