Abstract
Many doctors are willing to spend part of their holidays helping mission hospitals. Some are senior physicians who can contribute a great deal to the program. We describe how it was possible to use their time effectively. We also describe some of the difficulties encountered and the benefits that were obtained from their efforts. Junior doctors helped mission hospitals in many ways, doing a variety of studies and preparing the protocols for the hospital to use. Senior doctors introduced procedures like vaporization surgery and Lift laparoscopic surgery that benefitted rural patients greatly. They also taught new procedures and helped with the publication of research findings. The visitors benefitted as well, a win-win situation.
Highlights
Mission Hospitals in India in their heyday possessed adequate resources and skilled and committed manpower
The rural and mission hospitals need to upgrade their skills and facilities to be relevant to the communities that they serve
Many items that were brought could not be used
Summary
Mission Hospitals in India in their heyday possessed adequate resources and skilled and committed manpower. They were able to provide ethical and appropriate healthcare to the communities they were to serve. 2. Mission hospitals offer a great opportunity to serve the poor and the needy by using God given talents, especially for senior doctors. The rural and mission hospitals need to upgrade their skills and facilities to be relevant to the communities that they serve. We present how we were able to do this in mission and rural hospitals in India. We present the difficulties we faced and the benefits demonstrated by the presence of both junior and senior level doctors
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