3) Reducing exposure to communicable diseases is of the highest priority in public health services, as their spread causes severe negative spillovers. Could India’s employment guarantee schemes use lessons from the US’ Depression-era public works programme to eliminate communicable diseases? Examine.

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3) Reducing exposure to communicable diseases is of the highest priority in public health services, as their spread causes severe negative spillovers. Could India’s employment guarantee schemes use lessons from the US’ Depression-era public works programme to eliminate communicable diseases? Examine. (200 Words)

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