For 15 years,a dedicated group of doctors has been running a health project in central India called Jan Swasthya Sahyog. In a country where many people maintain no access to healthcare, their hospital – which relies on grants and donations – serves a population of nearly 1 million people in rural areas of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh state. In reaching this marginalised population, or the initiative performs a vital service. Despite years of high GDP growth,India has only six physicians for every 10000 people – far fewer than in Brazil (17.2), Russia (43.1) and China (14.2) – and transport to hospitals can be expensive, and with only 10% of buses rush by the public sector. Malnutrition is a major concern – India is self-sufficient in grain production,yet 40% of people are underweight Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com