Raita’s village, Balam, though only about 7km away from the health centre, is nearly inaccessible. On Sunday, Raita started walking for the Tumudibandha health centre with her husband and family members, but could not carry on after a point. When the BDO sounded out the health centre, Rath set out for the forest in an ambulance. Rath’s actions are the latest in a series of extraordinary services by young doctors reported from across the state. In October last year, Dr Omkar Hota, working in Maoist violence-affected Malkangiri district, carried a tribal woman who was bleeding after childbirth for 10km on a cot.

Source: Hindustan Times March 30, 2018 02:15 UTC