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Story of a project for the differently abled persons

June 20, 2016June 6, 2016 by Dr Prasoon

motorised wheelchair project differently abled

Koulath’s beaming face was telling it’s own story when the wheelchair started to move and turn around as in magic. She was controlling the motorised wheelchair with a small knob on the right armrest of the chair. Her family couldn’t possibly afford to buy this expensive movement aid. Now, with the help of state government, … Read more

Use this free SMS service to never miss your child’s Immunization days again

April 2, 2016March 31, 2016 by Dr Prasoon

Vaccinating your children against “vaccine preventable diseases” is one of the first step to be taken by all parents to provide a healthy life for their loved ones. But, most of the time, the busy working parent forgets about the immunization date for their children and end up missing the shots. How cool would it … Read more

Laboratory Technician interview at our PHC

December 31, 2015 by Dr Prasoon

Regular readers of this blog will be aware of the fact that we recently launched the medical laboratory in our primary health centre (PHC). Many things have changed at the PHC since the inception of the laboratory. The most remarkable change was the hike in Out-Patient Department (OPD) fee. The voices raised by the outpatient … Read more

Comparing Indian healthcare system with NHS of UK

September 29, 2015 by Dr Prasoon

One of the best healthcare system in the world has been working seamlessly for the past 70 years and has become the role model for several countries. I’m talking about the National Health Service of UK and in this article we will be finding out how the NHS became one of the best healthcare system … Read more

“Health for all” & Primary Health Care

September 24, 2015 by Dr Prasoon

Health is a fundamental right and it is not reserved for the rich people in the community. The poor people in the community also have the right to be healthy and it is the government’s responsibility to make sure that health services are being delivered ubiquitously to all. But, how do they do that? Health for … Read more

Why Kerala Government Doctors were on Strike?

September 15, 2015 by Dr Prasoon

It took 7 days for the government to reach an agreement with the doctors on strike in Kerala. If you are one of those who raised an eyebrow when you heard about the news of doctor’s strike, you need to understand why they were doing so, before you play the blame game. Were all the … Read more

Sub-Centres of Healthcare

August 27, 2016May 24, 2015 by Dr Prasoon

A small cozy room, furnished only with one table, an old wooden chair, and a fully loaded wooden cabinet. The scenic beauty of rural Indian village surrounding this small room has it’s own tales to tell. That is how the smallest workplace in Indian Healthcare system looks like. If it can be called an office, let us call it a “Sub-Centre”. In this article, we will have a look at the Sub-Centres of India.