Wednesday 22 February 2017

Today the group divided into 2 again with the Year 12s visiting a local hospital and business centre whilst the Year 11s and Year 13s went to the Riverside Free School and DISHA Young Women's Empowerment Project. Year 12 began with a question and answer session with Dr Mahajan from a local clinic where we heard about the differences between healthcare in the UK and India. At the hospital we met Dr Rohatagi, an oncologist who had practised at St James' hospital in Leeds. He gave us a very honest and inspiring insight into the challenges of his work. He talked to us about the stigma attached to breast cancer in the local villages, which prevents women from coming forward for screenings or to report concerns. He also talked about the growing 'health tourism' industry which sees increasing numbers of overseas visitors coming to India to buy cheaper private health care.






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