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National Doctor\u2019s Day is observed every year on July 1. The day commemorates the birth as well as the death anniversary of Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy, former chief minister of West Bengal. The day is dedicated to all the doctors and healthcare workers who have been serving people by risking their lives.<\/p>\n
As a result of the pandemic, the role of frontline workers has become more important than ever. Smile Foundation celebrates the lives and contributions by our doctors, nurses, and health care workers. Here are some of their moving stories to celebrate Doctor\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n
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Swapna works with our Smile on Wheels programme in Hyderabad. In her role as community mobilised, she keeps a tab on the well-being of the people in the local community. \u201cI was raised to believe that extending care to those who need it the most is the biggest act of kindness. As a result, my biggest desire was to become a doctor someday. During the course of achieving my dream, I found an opportunity to work in close contact with the community. I faced the harsh reality and realized that working as a doctor would not fulfill the true purpose of my life. I still wanted to help people, but feeling the pain of those who struggle to pay the doctor\u2019s fee changed my perspective.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”3058″ img_size=”large”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Swapna met tons of people who felt it is better to hold on to their daily wage to feed their families rather than giving it to a doctor. They were suffering in silence. Thus, she decided to start visiting remote communities in rural areas and inaccessible slums. She listened to their problems and extended help. \u201cMy job now is to mobilize such people and sensitize them into seeking proper healthcare provided free of cost through the medical unit of Smile On Wheels,\u201d she says. Now when someone asks her what she does, she proudly replies, \u201cMy job is to help people!\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n
\u201cI have been working as a nurse for more than 20 years. Seeing the grateful emotions reflected in a patient\u2019s eyes pushes me to work harder for them. The amount of love I receive when I am serving them fills me with immense gratitude,\u201d says Vani, an ANM worker for Smile on Wheels. Her undeterred service towards people belonging to far-flung villages and slums during this time of crisis is an inspiration in itself.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”3060″ img_size=”large”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”3062″ img_size=”large”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n
In a pandemic-gripped world, people in remote regions have lost access to effective healthcare. Our tele-counseling initiative, \u2018Baaton Baaton Mein Sehat\u2018, has rallied to help those in need. ANM Srabanti Das from the Smile on Wheels programme in Kolkata is one such person who is striving hard to keep track of the health of people from tight-knit slum clusters and far-flung rural areas by providing them with essential consultation and awareness on COVID-19 during this difficult time.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n
Smile Foundation salutes individuals like Deepak Kumar who have been waging the war against COVID-19 at the frontlines. \u201cCoronavirus has turned all our lives upside down. For the past two months, I have been ferrying COVID-19 patients to the hospital. I work like this for 14 hours every day, but I have no idea how many of these patients make it out alive out of the hospital. I always keep a smile on my face despite the dreary circumstances,\u201d says the untiring and selfless Deepak.<\/p>\n
He further adds that despite the demanding schedule and meagre pay, he and his wife feel grateful to be able to serve these patients. He recently provided ration to a few needy families in his locality as a way of easing the burden of the crisis.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”3063″ img_size=”large”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”3064″ img_size=”large”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n
Dr. Anurag Sobhari has been working as a doctor with Smile on Wheels in Gurgaon since the past five years. During these COVID times, the role he plays as a doctor has definitely increased tremendously and has become quite vital. He shares his experiences.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe people who need health care services were unable to get them because of COVID-19. People are scared to go to the hospitals for check-ups due to the fear of catching the virus. So we are taking OPD to the doorsteps in slums for the underprivileged and marginalized people. The patients who come to our Smile on Wheels van always tell me that they are facing many problems due to the lockdown and this pandemic. I have even had to do home visits sometimes.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n
Despite all of these factors, there may still be hope. Parents who were earlier concerned about the safety of their daughters travelling to school may find the online mode of learning more preferable. This way, their daughters can learn in the safety of their homes.<\/p>\n
However, this is again contingent on a number of factors. Some of these are the availability of a smartphone, tablet, or device at home; Internet access; parents\u2019 ability to help their child with online learning; and readiness of teachers to adapt to digital methods of teaching.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”3065″ img_size=”large”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”3066″ img_size=”large”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n
Ritu, and ANM with Smile on Wheels in Gurgaon shares that the SoW vans have played an important role during the pandemic for the elderly, women, as well as children.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a health worker, it is my responsibility to serve the community in any situation. Sometimes my parents are concerned about my health and safety due to the possibility of exposure to the virus. But I tell them that the pandemic is a tough time and we should try to help those in need,\u201d she adds.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n
Sujata is a resident of village Patlikuhal in Himachal Pradesh. Her home is around 24 kms from Kullu where the Smile Foundation office is. So she has to travel around 50 kms daily to and from work. She has been working in the Mobile Medical Unit (MMU) in Kullu.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur team members remained fearless in the face of COVID. We were always ready with our MMU to serve the people in need. PoC tests were also conducted whenever required,\u201d she shares.<\/p>\n
Smile Foundation salutes all the frontline health workers on the occasion of Doctor\u2019s Day. Kudos to our warriors who are fighting the COVID pandemic.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”3067″ img_size=”large”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text] National Doctor\u2019s Day is observed every year on July 1. The day commemorates the birth as well as the death anniversary of Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy, former chief minister …","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3053,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,19],"tags":[22,23,24,25],"class_list":["post-203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-disaster","category-flood","tag-color","tag-food","tag-nature","tag-recepie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smile.qodeyard.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smile.qodeyard.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smile.qodeyard.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smile.qodeyard.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smile.qodeyard.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=203"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/smile.qodeyard.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3068,"href":"https:\/\/smile.qodeyard.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203\/revisions\/3068"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smile.qodeyard.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3053"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smile.qodeyard.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=203"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smile.qodeyard.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=203"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smile.qodeyard.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}