To me her name does not matter as much as her story does, because it is quintessential story that represents the struggle in the lives of many Adivasi women of southern Rajasthan. In her early thirties now, she was the eldest of a large family of seven siblings, brought up in a tiny hamlet. Her … Continue reading She who Rides the Tsunami
Swagibai Gameti- The Harbinger of Community Health
Swagibai Gameti confidently tells me her address – village Patiya – but falters when I ask her age – perhaps it is forty or fifty, she says with a shrug. Her spontaneous smile is ageless indeed. We are sitting on the roof of the nurse quarter at the Amrit clinic at Morwal, district Udaipur. I … Continue reading Swagibai Gameti- The Harbinger of Community Health
Moving beyond vitals – looking at the person behind the patient in primary health care
After completing my post graduate training in community medicine, I worked at a medical college for almost a decade, independently leading a community health program. We had a presence in 150 villages across 3 districts of Gujarat as a part of our direct service delivery program and worked in a tribal block as part of … Continue reading Moving beyond vitals – looking at the person behind the patient in primary health care
Winning back the trust of communities
Rebuilding trust in the public healthcare system can help combat vaccine hesitancy in rural communities. Click on the link below to read full article. https://idronline.org/article/health/tackling-vaccine-hesitancy-in-rural-rajasthan/ – By Sanjana Brahmawar Mohan, director at Basic HealthCare Services and Pavitra Mohan, director at Basic HealthCare Services