Globalization ka Side Effects II

Just like the report "Globalization ka Side Effects", which talked about the death of one million work-aged Russians died due to the economic shock of mass privatisation policies, it is now reported that the phenomena is going to happen in India too.

Due to globalisation and a stressful working environment hypertension threatens to wallop the work force in India, according to a survey.

The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) and the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) in a joint report said 65 million people were affected by hypertension in 2008 and that in the years ahead it was likely to see a quantum leap of over 135 million to touch a figure of 200 million by 2015.

Threat to well-being

The desperation to protect one’s livelihood in this era of changing economy, with little medical facilities to cope with the situation, was posing a major threat to the well-being of the working force, maintained Assocham president Sajjan Jindal.

Productive years

India is losing its potentially productive years due to increasing heart diseases, strokes and diabetes in the age group of 35-60, one of the highest in the world, according to the report.

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