A doctor working in a slum in Kolkata describes the emotional and professional challenges of not being able to supply the level of care available through the NHSAfter struggling through an overcrowded metro in 40-degree heat,I make my way to the school in a slum area of Kolkata where I’m working during a year out from the NHS. The children here live in tents and makeshift houses. I spend the day investigating coughs and fevers, bandaging burns from cooking, and conducting six-monthly health checks to ensure that malnourished children are gaining weight and the original ones get their immunisations. It’s chaotic: some attend school for a while then disappear for months,nobody has paperwork or immunisation records, and the power keeps cutting out. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com