Mobile boat clinics bring healthcare to India's remote river islands

Mobile boat clinics bring healthcare to India's remote river islands

Residents of India’s northeastern Assam state queue to enter the cabin of a medical clinic boat, part of a network of vessels bringing healthcare to communities isolated by the Brahmaputra river. The state has a population of more than 30 million, with hundreds of thousands living on “chars,” or temporary river islands and sandbars, where even basic healthcare can be a challenge. Despite recent improvements, Assam still has high infant and maternal mortality rates when compared to India’s national average, with the boat clinic system focusing mainly on this area.

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