: In a rural district of Maharashtra, some primary health centres don’t even have rapid testing kits #IndiaNEWS When Kalubai Valvi was bitten by a snake last monsoon in Sumbipada in the Nandurbar district

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In a rural district of Maharashtra, some primary health centres don’t even have rapid testing kits #IndiaNEWS
When Kalubai Valvi was bitten by a snake last monsoon in Sumbipada in the Nandurbar district of Maharashtra, her husband Nimji did not take her to the primary health centre in neighbouring Jangthi village. Instead, he paid more than Rs 2,000 to hire a vehicle to take her to the government-run Molgi rural hospital, two hours away. Valvi did the same when his daughter was bitten by a snake a few months later. Both survived.Kalubai fears for the safety of her six children during monsoon months when snakebites are common in rural Nandurbar. “Let us see what happens this year,� said Kalubai nervously as the family sat watching a solar-powered television set.There is a reason why Nimji did not rush his wife or daughter to the Jangthi PHC. “There are no facilities there and there is no staff at night,� said Nimji, a farmer with seven family members to care for and few resources to afford medical bills. The older Jangthi PHC was housed in a decrepit building and it was moved to a newer building in June. But with no water or electricity, the centre is barely functional.As the pandemic’s second wave peaked in May, 53% of the deaths caused by Covid-19...Read more

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