Spiraling health-care expenses in India have been pushing millions into abject poverty. Covid-19 has only worsened the trend for families like Aghan Singh’s. To ensure that his sick mother received the best treatment, Singh, a self-employed motor mechanic in the small town of Bilaspur, in Chhattisgarh state, decided to take her to a popular private hospital nearby. […]
Author Archives: Yogesh Jain
Dr Yogesh Jain is a physician and public health activist in central India. He is a Globetrotter/Peoples Dispatch fellow.