Dulari Devi too was exploited by the village quack making her doll out more than Rs 6,000 in the past one and half year. She is suffering from joint pain due to increased uric acid. “I would pay Rs 200 to the village quack plus the cost of the medicines.”
She has been regularly coming to MHU for the last two months and is recovering well after medicines and the dietary changes suggested by the doctor.
Though Ganesh belongs to Barahat block of Banka district, but comes to Parman village every two weeks for the treatment because of rising health costs. He is suffering from type II diabetes and hypertension since 2003.
He is coming to MHU regularly for the last nine months. Ever since he started getting treatment, Ganesh is showing improvement and now his sugar level is under control.
Sixty-year old Parmanand Pundit is suffering from multiple diseases-Hypertension, joint pain and gastritis. He was diagnosed with hypertension and the joint pain five and eight ago respectively.
He has been getting treatment at MHU for the last one year. Earlier he had to go to Bhagalpur, 70 km away from Saran.
Imagine an eight year-old suffering from vaginal infection for the last six years without the family knowing about it. RukmaniKumari lost her mother and is living with her grandmother who herself is suffering from vaginal infection. While the MHU doctor attribute this to the lack of hygiene, both have been prescribed other blood tests also.
Thirty two-year old Sita Devi was struggling with boils for the last ten years. They would appear on one or the other parts of the body and at times would spread to the entire body. Completely dependent on the quack or the unqualified doctor in the village, she spent lot of time and money. She was taking huge dose of antibiotics without going for blood tests. Sometimes she would have even fever.
