Bikaner, Rajasthan It was around 2 am in the middle of the night, when the phone rang. An anxious voice was heard on the line, “My daughter-in-law is having labor pains and the ambulance number is unreachable. There is no private car available during lockdown. What should we do?” he pleaded. A reassuring voice responded,
Village Dharampur, Arunachal Pradesh | April 2020 — As the world is grappling with the growing pandemic, this is even more of a challenge for remote areas that get completely cut off during the nationwide lockdown due to severe curbs on transportation. In one such village, Dharampur, in Namsai district of the far northeastern state
Nagaur, Rajasthan A stitch in time saves nine! For the staff of Kuchaman Sub-District Hospital (SDH) in Nagaur district of Rajasthan, this old adage has never felt more real. Catering to a population of 62,000, and conducting around 200 deliveries a month, the SDH has been one of Jhpiego’s Dakshata program facilities since July 2015.
