Doctor opens One Rupee clinic for poor people in Odisha
Ramchandani said that the one Rupee fee clinic is part of his long standing desire to provide free treatment to the poor and underprivileged beyond duty hour.
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SAMBALPUR: A doctor in Odisha s Sambalpur district has opened a One Rupee clinic to provide treatment to the poor and underprivileged people.
Shankar Ramchandani an assistant professor in the department of medicine at Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR), Burla, has opened the clinic in Burla town where patients have to pay just one Rupee for treatment.
Shankar Ramchandani in his clinic
SAMBALPUR: At the height of Covid-19 last year, Shankar Ramchandani had earned plenty of praise for attending to a virus patient beyond his duty hours and then transferring him to VIMSAR, Burla, in his own car for treatment. But helping the poor and helpless is not just a passing fad for this assistant professor in the department of medicine at VIMSAR. On Friday, he launched a clinic at his rented acommodation in Kachha Market area of Burla through which he is providing treatment to patients for just Re 1.
“Thirty-three patients visited the clinic on the first day while around 30 came for consultation on Saturday,” said the 38-year-old doctor who is helped oin his endeavour by his wife Sikha, a dental surgeon.
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Keeping up with the medical ethics of serving humanity, Shankar Ramchandani has started the affordable medical facility in Burla town
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A doctor in Odisha s Sambalpur district has opened a One Rupee clinic to provide treatment to the needy and underprivileged people on humanitatrian grounds.
Keeping up with the medical ethics of serving humanity, Shankar Ramchandani has started the affordable medical facility in Burla town where patients have to pay just one rupee for receiving medicare.
Keeping up with the medical ethics of serving humanity, a doctor in Odisha's Sambalpur district has opened a 'One Rupee' clinic to provide treatment to the poor and underprivileged people.