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1 | This Doctor Has Written Thousands of Postcards to Get Health Advice to India's Poor | Nanoratra karatry ny paositra an'arivony ity dokotera ity hahazoan'ny mahantra ao India torohevitra ara-pahasalamana |
2 | Dr. Aaraveeti Ramayogaiah, a government doctor in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, says he wrote 27 thousand postcards about preventive medicine during his career. | Nilaza i Dr. Aaraveeti Ramayogaiah, dokoteram-panjakana ao amin'ny firenena Indiana Andhra Pradesh fa nanoratra karatry ny paositra 27 000 miresaka fitsaboana fisorohan'aretina izy nandritra ny taona niasany. |
3 | Credit: Rahul M | Sary: Rahul M |
4 | This article and radio report by Daniel Gross for The World originally appeared on PRI.org on August 19, 2015, and is republished here as part of a content-sharing agreement. | Ity lahatsoratra ity sy tatitra amin'ny onjam-peo nosoratan'i Daniel Gross ho an'ny The World ity dia nivoaka voalohany tao amin'ny PRI.org tamin'ny 19 Aogositra 2015, ary navoaka eto indray noho ny fifanarahana fifampizarana votoaty. |
5 | High-tech hospitals are now commonplace in Indian cities. | Efa toerana fandehanana mahazatra ao antanàndehibe Indiana ankehitriny ireo hopitaly mampiasa teknolojia avo lenta. |
6 | But they're also expensive, putting them out of the reach of the poor. | Saingy lafo be ihany koa ireo, tsy takatry ny fahefa-mividin'ny mahantra. |
7 | Listen to this story on PRI.org » | Listen to this story on PRI.org » |
8 | So one Indian doctor found an ultra low-tech approach to delivering health care: writing postcards. | Nahita fomba tsy mampiasa teknolojia avo lenta ny dokotera Indiana iray amin'ny fanomezana fomba fikarakarana ara-pahasalamana: manoratra karatry ny paositra (carte postale). |
9 | Over the course of his career, Dr. Aaraveeti Ramayogaiah wrote about 27,000 postcards to patients and acquaintances. | Nandritra ny fotoana niasany, nanoratra karatry ny paositra 27000 ho an'ireo marary sy olom-pantany i Dr. Aaraveeti Ramayogaiah. |
10 | Most of them explained preventive health care practices, like washing hands and boiling water. | Nanazava ny fomba fanao hisorohana ny aretina ny ankamaroan'izy ireo, toy ny manasa tanana sy mampangotraka rano. |
11 | The postcards were intended to help thousands of people who couldn't afford or easily get to a physician. | Natao hanampiana ireo olona an'arivony tsy manam-bola handehanana any amin'ny dokotera na tsy misy dokotera izany. |
12 | In an interview with the Indian journalist Rahul M, Dr. Ramayogaiah said he came from a poor family and became a government doctor at the age of 27. | Tamin'ny antsafa nifanaovany tamin'ny mpanao gazety Indiana antsoina hoe Rahul M no nilazan'ny Dr. Ramayogaiah fa avy amin'ny fianakaviana mahantra izy ary lasa dokoteram-panjakana teo amin'ny taona faha-27 taonany. |
13 | “He started seeing how health in India was driven by the profit motive, which was largely linked to the pharmaceutical industry,” says Rahul. | “Nanomboka nahita izy fa sehatra natao itadiavam-bola be loatra ny fahasalamana ao India, izay mifandray tanteraka amin'ny orinasa fanaovam-panafody”, hoy Rahul. |
14 | The high costs of care inspired Ramayogaiah to take a different approach. | Nanome tsirin-kevitra an'i Ramayogaiah hanatontosa paikady hafa ny halafosan'ny fitsaboana. |
15 | He collected the postal addresses of thousands of patients and even strangers. | Nanangona adiresy paositalin'ireo olona an'arivony marary hatramin'ny olon-tsy fantatra izy. |
16 | In his postcards, he explained that some health issues - like diarrheal diseases - can be avoided without medical treatment. | Ao anatin'ny karatry ny paositra no nanazavany fa ireo olana ara-pahasalamana sasany - toy ny aretim-pivalanana - dia azo sorohina tsy voatery mila fitsaboana. |
17 | He argued that in communities where doctors are difficult to access, residents should focus on improving sanitation and the environment. | Nilaza izy fa any amin'ny fiarahamonina lavitra dokotera, tokony hifantoka amin'ny fanatsarana ny fotodrafitrasam-pidiovana sy ny tontolo iainana ny mponina. |
18 | His postcard campaign and editorials made headlines in Indian newspapers. | Nivoaka tamin'ny lohatenim-baovaon'ireo gazety Indiana ny hetsika karatra paositrany sy ny lahatsoratra nosoratany ao anatin'izany. |
19 | But he told Rahul that some outlets didn't take him seriously, because of his rigid stance against high-priced corporate hospitals. | Saigy nilaza tamin'i Rahul izy fa misy ireo fampahalalam-baovao sasany tsy mandray azy ho matotra noho ny fijoroany manohitra mafy ireo hopitaly lafo saram-pitsaboana. |
20 | A postcard addressed to the journalist Rahul M. | Karatry ny paositra nalefa tany amin'ilay mpanao gazety, Rahul M. |
21 | Credit: Rahul M | Sary: Rahul M |
22 | Recently, Ramayogaiah's opposition to expensive health care became deeply personal. | Vao haingana, nanjary tolona manokana ny fanoheran'i Ramayogaiah ny saram-pitsaboana lafo vidy. |
23 | “He's suffering from cancer right now,” says Rahul. | “Voan'ny homamiadana izy amin'izao fotoana izao,” hoy i Rahul. |
24 | A brain tumor has left him bedridden and weak. | Nahatonga azy ho malemy tsy afa-miala am-pandriana ny fivontosan'ny atidoha mahazo azy. |
25 | Yet even in his poor health, Ramayogaiah remains skeptical of India's for-profit hospitals. | Na dia eo aza ny olana ara-pahasalamana tao aminy dia mbola tsy resy lahatra hatrany amin'ny fitadiavan-tombombarotry ny hopitaly i Ramayogaiah. |
26 | “He doesn't want to go to a good hospital to treat himself,” says Rahul. | “Tsy te-handeha any amin'ny hopitaly tsara izy hitsaboany tena”, hoy i Rahul. |
27 | “He has fought his whole life against the system of corporatization of health,” Rahul adds. | “Niady mafy nanohitra ny fitantanana fanaovana ampihimamban'ny toera-pitsaboana nandritra ny fiainany manontolo izy,” hoy i Rahul. |
28 | “Which is the only system that can help him extend his life a little longer. | “Izay rafitra tokana ahafahany manalava kokoa ny androm-piainany. |
29 | In some sense, for him, his principles were more important than life itself.” | Amin'ny heviny hafa, ho azy dia manan-danja kokoa noho ny aina ny fitsipiky ny foto-pisainany. “ |