There are approximately 2.5 million people in Bhopal, with an estimated half a million gas survivors. Of those, 350,000 are registered for treatment at local hospitals. As of today, the total death toll in the city stands at 33, more than 20 of whom were survivors of the 1984 gas disaster. Here is the timeline […]
In our last coronavirus update we reported that the first seven people to die of Covid-19 in Bhopal were all survivors of the 1984 gas disaster. As of today, the total death toll stands at 15, 13 of them gas survivors. In the wake of the first deaths in the city, the four survivor groups […]
Staff at our Sambhavna clinic and BMA were interviewed for a newly published report from ALNAP, ‘Responding to Covid-19: Guidance for Humanitarian Agencies’, we are pleased to see the innovative and community health focussed measures being taken to battle coronavirus in Bhopal have been used to help craft this report and will go on to […]
As of today, the number of survivors of the Bhopal gas disaster who have died of Covid-19 currently stands at 12. Due to the prevalence of respiratory issues and other long-term health conditions resulting from gas exposure, thousands more remain vulnerable to the spread of the virus. These existing health conditions, along with the age […]
The staff of the Sambhavna and Chingari clinics, along with volunteers from the local communities, have been visiting residents in Bhopal to raise awareness of the coronavirus epidemic. They are also completing surveys to identify at-risk individuals and those displaying symptoms and referring them for treatment where required. They have kindly documented some of these […]
