When There’s No Road, Humans Become the Ambulance: The Crisis in Arunachal’s Mane Village

In one of the most heartbreaking images to emerge from Arunachal Pradesh this year, a group of villagers can be seen carrying a sick patient on their shoulders — trudging through rugged terrain, with no ambulance in sight, no road to drive on, and no other choice. This is Mane village. And for its residents, … Read more

Namsai Gets a Lifeline: Arunachal Health Minister Breaks Ground for New Blood Bank at District Hospital

For a hospital that sees hundreds of patients walk through its doors every day, not having a blood bank on-site is the kind of gap that costs lives. That gap is now on its way to being filled. On Saturday, Arunachal Pradesh Health and Family Welfare Minister Biyuram Wahge, joined by Namsai MLA Zingnu Namchoom, … Read more