By Aman Rathi, Ashutosh Rungta and Darpan Jain
It was a fine morning, about 4 AM, in a remote village named Beliyapal, in the state of Chhattisgarh. Shiv Kumari, a tribal woman of around 40 years, readied herself to make her way to the jungle. She would walk about 5-6 km deep in the wilderness with a basket ready to collect minor forest produces (MFPs). Sal seeds and tamarind are usually found in the nearby areas. Along with some of her tribal woman friends, she would collect these and bring them back home on her headload. Every day an estimated weight of 10 kg is harvested by her, the maximum capacity she could carry on her head and walk long distances with.
NEW DELHI: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday expressed concern that tribals had been deprived of access to benefits of significant advancements in science, technology as well as public health services.
Speaking at the virtual curtain raiser ceremony by ICMR-National Institute of Research in Tribal Health, Jabalpur as a part of 6th India International Science Festival 2020, he said “Often residing in hard to reach areas with difficult terrains, our tribal population has had inequitable access to benefits of our significant advancements in science, technology as well as public health services.”
The tribals, he noted, represent a unique and colourful segment of the Indian culture. “Our tribals lead a lifestyle with beliefs, customs, values and traditions that are in sync with nature,” and expressed happiness that the ICMR-NIRTH, Jabalpur was an institute wholly dedicated to biomedical research on health and social issues related to the tribal population.
Our tribals lead a lifestyle with beliefs, customs, values and traditions that are in sync with nature. This lifestyle pattern which doesn t defy nature grants them an enhanced immunity against various diseases. However, it is a matter of concern that our tribal population today suffers from a high prevalence of mal
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday emphasised that the health and well-being of India's tribal population is of utmost importance to the government.In his address at the curtain raiser ceremony by ICMR-National Institute of .
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