India: Health needs of manual scavengers: Does our health system care?

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SELF “In India, a man is not a scavenger  because of his work. He is a scavenger because of his birth irrespective  of the question whether  he does scavenging or not.” – Dr. B.R. Ambedkar	WORLD other Three forms of manual scavenging: 1. removal of human excrement from public streets and dry latrines; 2. cleaning septic tanks; 3. cleaning gutters and sewers. Health risks & risk of death  Reported: 1 death every 5 days Infectious diseases Respiratory diseases Musculo-skeletal Carbon monoxide and methane poisoning Safety, Protective equipment?
OTHERS "Dalits of specific sub-caste and is an archetype of the oppressive legacy of the  hierarchical Hindu varna system"	WORLD others International Labour Organisation The Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act (1993) Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act (2013) International Dalit Solidarity Network National Safai Karmachari Commission Rashtriya Garima Abhiyan Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Original source: twitter
https://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2018/12/health-needs-of-manual-scavengers-does-our-health-system-care