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Roundtable: 28% of Bengaluru's Traffic Police and 45% of Pourakarmikas Show Reduced Lung Function
Findings from screening 11,000+ frontline workers in Bengaluru, presented at the roundtable 'Protecting Those Who Protect Our City': reduced lung function in 28% of traffic police, 29.5% of BMTC personnel, 45% of Pourakarmikas and 15% of construction workers.
Karnataka Launches Statewide Respiratory Health Surveillance for Traffic Police
Karnataka's Home Department has launched a statewide respiratory health surveillance and research programme for traffic police, following two years of screening of 3,287 traffic police personnel in Bengaluru. Vaayu Respiratory Foundation is the technical implementation partner.
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