Posts Tagged ‘corona India’
Dedicated staff steer hospital through the latest wave of coronavirus – video update
We are delighted to be able to share this video update from The Duncan Hospital. It is so good to see hospital director Prabhu Joseph, staff and patients, and hear that their tireless work in the face of waves of coronavirus has saved so many lives. You may remember we were helping to fundraise towards…
Read MoreDuncan hospital struggles as India battles devastating wave of corona
No one could have failed to have been moved by the awful scenes coming from India as another wave of coronavirus hits the country hard. In footage from New Delhi, repeated all over, bodies burn in endless funeral pyres as the capital chokes with smoke as the living try to tend to their dead. The…
Read MoreCautious optimism blooms at The Duncan
The last time we updated from The Duncan Hospital in Bihar in northern India they were in the grip of the corona pandemic and indeed Blessy, senior paediatrician and wife of Hospital Director Prahbu, along with other staff members – actually caught the virus. As Prahbu explained, “Just a month ago we were so…
Read MoreMonsoon flooding adding to Bihar’s corona woes
Recent news reports from Bihar are not encouraging at the moment with reports that the Indian state is suffering from bad seasonal monsoon flooding. The Duncan Hospital in badly affected by the floods and it is hampering their efforts to aid patients and the local community in general. A recent BBC report details the problems…
Read MoreDuncan staff rally to help locals during Corona pandemic
Our second update from The Duncan Hospital in Bihar, India where staff are pulling together thin resources to help local people left struggling in the face of India’s coronavirus lockdown. The Duncan Hospital Charitable Trust is keeping in close contact with The Duncan during this Coronavirus pandemic. The plight of staff and patients remain in…
Read MoreStanding together with The Duncan during corona
As many of you know India has been hit heavily by Covid-19 and the effects of a lockdown imposed within four hours on the country’s population Professor and Jackie Mackay only visited in February earlier this year. We were about to bring you videos of that trip with news of some of the exciting developments…
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