Challenges in rural healthcare in India are aplenty. Statistics show that nearly 80% of India’s registered doctors work in the Urban areas which account for 30% of the country’s populations. While a billion people who live in the rural parts of India are dependent on the service of only 2 lakh doctors. This makes it difficult to understand the dynamics of rural healthcare. One such rural area is the southern district of Tamil Nadu, Tuticorin. Dr. Arul Rhaj , a son of the soil, in an exclusive KOL interview with Docplexus, shares his nearly four decades’ experience serving the people of southern Tamil Nadu.
Dr. Arul Rhaj is the former national president of the Indian Medical Association and Commonwealth Medical Association. He is the founder and chairman of Dr. Sundaram Arulrhaj Hospital that he set up in the memory of his beloved father Mr. Sundaram Nadar. Besides serving the community,…
