The hospital, which is located in Mathura, has state-of-the-art equipment, including digital X-ray machines, dental X-ray machines, ultrasonography devices, and a dedicated indoor treatment enclosure for longer medical procedures.

A Gaon Connection report on August 17 about Pooja Chauhan, a young Taekwondo athlete who could not afford professional coaching to move forward in her sport, caught the eye of India Cares. And the young athlete has joined a training centre.

Gaon Connection has accessed the report of a fact-finding team that investigated 24 deaths in 24 hours, including 11 neonatal deaths at Shankarrao Chavan Government Medical College in Maharashtra’s Nanded district. It is found that the healthcare support at the hospital is overwhelmed by a massive influx of patients from the rural areas. Details here.

More than two lakh patients in India suffer from kidney failure and about 50,000 have liver failure. Only 1,500 liver transplants and about 4,000 kidney transplants are performed annually. This means thousands of patients are dying each year due to lack of enough organs

A Ger is a dwelling of the nomads of Mongolia, which has retained its design for centuries. The Ger is designed to be dismantled and rebuilt in just a few hours. The basic structure is of latticed woodwork sections, and it always faces south.