India, July 27 -- Human health management is dismally low in India, says T Jacob John, virologist and former professor at Christian Medical College, Vellore
T Jacob John, virologist and former professor at Christian Medical College, Vellore has closely monitored mysterious disease outbreaks over the decades and says no agency in the country is equipped to investigate outbreaks. He spoke to Vibha Varshney. Edited excerpts:
Vibha Varshney: There are many outbreaks of unknown aetiology in India. Can we hold the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) responsible for not ensuring they are identified?
T Jacob John: No. They are like post offices. You cannot hold them responsible for a bad message you get. They get messages and forwar...