Kumulu’s problems rose from just the fact that he lived in Nuagada, a poor, backward village inaccessible by any mode of transport. “Having no other way to save the patient, the ambulance driver Gobind Nagulu and I decided to carry him on the sling,” says Dr. Mishra. Every morning, Dr. Mishra and his team start from Markapadar for their routine monthly visit to any one village. Some 50 remote villages, several inaccessible tribal hamlets, and two residential schools at Badadural and Markapadar eagerly wait for the doctor and his mobile health team. “The smile on the faces of the waiting villagers makes us forget the sweat and slog,” Dr. Mishra says.

Source: The Hindu September 28, 2019 18:33 UTC