A report from a charitable hospital has revealed that survivors of the Bhopal gas tragedy continue to suffer from a wide range of medical conditions. The disaster occurred in December 1984 when toxic methyl isocyanate gas leaked from a factory, killing 5,479 people and leaving over 500,000 injured. The report analyzed data from 16,305 individuals exposed to the gas and 8,106 unexposed individuals who received medical care at the hospital over the past 16 years.
The findings show that respiratory diseases and mental health disorders remain significantly more prevalent among the gas-exposed population. Alarmingly, conditions not typically associated with gas exposure, such as diabetes and hypertension, are also disproportionately high among the survivors. Below is a table highlighting the increased prevalence of specific medical conditions in gas-exposed individuals compared to unexposed…
