: Doctor Converts Car Into Mobile Clinic, Treats Over 1.2 Lakh Patients For Free #IndiaNEWS #Bengaluru In 2010, Dr Sunil Kumar Hebbi a resident of Malleshwaram in Bengaluru experienced a gradual but

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Doctor Converts Car Into Mobile Clinic, Treats Over 1.2 Lakh Patients For Free #IndiaNEWS #Bengaluru
In 2010, Dr Sunil Kumar Hebbi a resident of Malleshwaram in Bengaluru experienced a gradual but sudden change in his life.
It was just another busy day for Dr Sunil as he was travelling via the Hosur-Chennai highway, in Tamil Nadu, when he encountered an accident victim on the road and rushed to administer first aid. He then proceeded to go with the victim to the nearest hospital to ensure that proper medical treatment was given.
A day later, he received a call from the victim’s mother where she thanked him profusely and also invited him to their home for a meal. “I went to their home and it was during my time there that the gravity of the situation struck me. If I hadn’t helped that boy, he might have succumbed to his injuries. The boy’s mother thanked me with her hands folded and tears streaming down her face. �
That one incident changed Dr Sunil’s entire life. It pushed him to rethink all the plans he had drawn up for his life and eventually in 2011 he quit his job at BGS Global Hospitals to set up a non-governmental organisation called Matru Siri Foundation, to provide medical aid to those who could not otherwise afford it.
Serving The Underserved
Dr Sunil Kumar Hebbi
“Qualifying as a doctor from Bijapur Medical College and getting a job at a good private hospital was a dream that was nurtured not just by me but my entire family,� says Dr Sunil. Speaking about the struggles his family went through to educate him, he says, “To complete my medical degree my family had to take on a loan. So naturally when I got a well-paying job, it felt like all our troubles had ended. �
To a large extent that was true as well. Dr Sunil recalls working extremely hard to ensure that the family’s financial condition improves.
Dr Sunil Kumar Hebbi
The incident with the accident victim shook Dr Sunil and while on one hand, he knew he had to find a way to help those who could not afford medical treatment, his own family’s condition did not allow him to quit right away. “I then decided to spend all my weekends and time off from work on helping patients from economically backward conditions. I started conducting various medical camps with the money I would put in from my pocket,� he shares.
Dr Sunil, knowing fully well that he had only the weekends to spare, says that he wanted to treat as many patients as he could. Therefore he decided to convert his car into a fully equipped mobile clinic. “That way I could just drive to a location and start seeing patients. I did not require any infrastructure,� he says.
In 2011 after he quit his job at the hospital he started spending all his time driving from one location to another, treating patients.

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