Abstract

Blindness and health seeking in the Indian Sunderbans
Track: Public Health
Authors: Emma Jolley

The geography of the Indian Sunderbans both contributes to population poor health and restricts access to health services.
We conducted a survey to understand the burden and spread of blindness as well as the barriers to services including geospatial factors.
We used a variety of tools including Buffer and Clip for analysis.
Economic and geospatial factors interact to prevent access to health services. It is only by discerning the complex environment that appropriate services can be provided.