...the Sky Blu roof of the Health Centre is distinctly visible frm a distance, encircled & approached by a white chalky Coral chips street , the swaying Coconut grove within & a variety of tropical plants with brite flowers donning the mantle of the Health centre, catering to a community of Islanders just north of the equator , a part of an atoll of eight individual Islands : pearls in the Indian Ocean .....if u r looking for something Pure remoteness ,its these places of the Indian Ocean .....cut off frm mainland civilizations for Centuries & fewer footfalls , these Indian ocean Islands hv survived in small communities ....The health centre is a notable block whr its utility cannot be underscored....the Doctor , Head Nurse & the Community Health supervisor r the hit man for all the ailments invading the precarious Island ....the small medical fraternity providing a regular service is praiseworthy , keeping in view the remote location .....12 yrs ago....as I recall , both the the Communicable disease & the NCD registers used to be packed with Pt entries ...an ideal reason for a sound General practice.....as pt numbers swelled , it was easy to identify thm by names nd by their homes....most of thm were in dire need of medication, & in an yr an Inv. lab cud be estd. mitigating a pain of pts being referred to the Regional hosp. in other Island for the same ....as, three Islands were linked to each other by causeways over the sea , it was difficult cost wise to hire a taxi to go to the RH . As practice flourished , so did the pt confidence in the Health Centre , in tht a brand new 10 bedded unit was set up for admissions ......(to be Contd ...)
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