Скачать или смотреть When Odisha Was Shrinking: −10% Growth and a Health Crisis

In the 1990s, rural Odisha was in deep crisis.

Blocks like Bissam Cuttack recorded a −10% population growth rate, while Chandrapur saw −8% growth.
More than 3,000 people died of brain fever in a region with almost no access to healthcare.

It was here that Dr. John Oommen witnessed what collapse looks like — and where Gandhi’s words, “Be the change you wish to see,” stopped being a quote and became a responsibility.

In this episode of the The Health Worker we reflect on that moment: when choosing to stay was not idealism, but necessity — and when long-term care became the only way forward.

Watch the full episode of The Health Worker to see how healthcare in rural Odisha was slowly rebuilt.

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