Community Health Workers Making a Difference
After the beginning of AIM’s mobile medical ministry, it became very clear that a much larger medical ministry was needed. Dr. Haribabu was grieved when he had to leave seriously ill people in their home villages to face certain death. He repeatedly...
Dr. George in Action
Our Medical Director, Dr. George, took over his position a year ago. He has been working very hard bringing reform to the hospital. His medical expertise, administrative knowldge and deep network is helping our hospital grow! A few weeks ago Dr. George...
Why do we need 100 beds?
Prime Minister Modi rolled out the largest insurance system in the world about 6 months ago. This new program aims to provide coverage for over 500 million citizens-known to be the poorest people in the world. The government promises to pick up an...
Five Year Anniversary for SBMC!
Shanti Bhavan Medical Center celebrates 5 years! This 125 bed hospital and outpatient clinic opened it's doors on February 20, 2014 after 7 long years of construction, all completed by hand. Being built in such a a remote area in Simdega, the...
Jema-Fighting to Stand Tall
Our Rural Medical Services team works diligently several days a week to go out to various remote areas to serve the poor, sick and often dying villagers in Northeast India. They have helped some individuals form a disabled society, where disabled persons...
The Birhor Tribe
We've shared about the Birhor Tribe before who are also known as the "Monkey Tribe". Our Rural Medical Services team recently spent a few days visiting them in Palkot. These villagers are a nomadic people who catch monkeys for food and to sell....
Our blood bank to the rescue!
Kishore was involved in a severe accident this past Friday. He was admitted to our hospital under the care of Dr. George Mathew. Kishore was hemorrhaging from a massive bleed in the liver and his platelets were depleting quickly. Immediately our team gave...
Celebrating 20 years!
This year marks the 20th year working with our devoted Dr. Hari Babu. His medical career began in 1992 when he began serving as a Medical Missionary Doctor in the District of Mysore in the State of Karnataka, South India with Corner Stone Ministries. Our...
RMS is helping Preeti
The District Commissioner of Jharkhand sent a letter to the director of our Rural Medical Services team giving permission for them to visit all the schools and colleges in the whole district. They are to conduct health camps and educate the children on how...
Amar is back in Simdega
Amar Samad is doing much better. He is talking and living life more normally and is in good spirits. On June 13th a press conference was called where our Dr. Hari Babu shared the story of how our Rural Medical Services team found him in a nearby village....