Indian Medical Contribution by Missionaries

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Dr Manoj, a medical missionary himself, presents the missionary contribution to medical field in India. Languages : English with Telugu translation Despite the much trumpeted surgery in ancient India (for which there are hardly any documentary evidence) and Ayurveda, Indian medical situation was pathetic to say the least. To illustrate; (1) there were no inpatient treatment in India. It was missionaries who started it (2) women were generally ignored for treatment (gender bias): it was Christian missionary doctors who changed it (3) leprosy patients were burned alive: it was missionaries who started leprosy homes and almost all leprosy homes by the time of independence were run by missionaries So and so forth. Dr Manoj then points out to the current gloomy situation where each year 2 crore of India brothers and sister are now pushed below poverty line due to medical treatment. Is the Church going to imitate corporate hospitals (as many have already done) making hospital as a money making business or will it once again regain its original Christ-like vision of serving people? It is now for us to make that decision