Hope Dawns in the East

New Model promises ‘Health for All, Smiles for All

More than 63 million individuals representing almost 6% of India’s population slide into poverty annually, due to the debilitating burden of critical illnesses afflicting them or their family members even as we endlessly debate and discuss ways and means of providing affordable healthcare to all. Hope Dawns in the East tells the story of a unique healthcare model that resulted from the emotional torment of a son who witnessed the pain his mother had to endure for lack of treatment. Dr. Nomal Chandra Borah, born into the family of an impoverished marginal farmer in Assam, devised a model that facilitates access to affordable, quality healthcare for all. His mission overcoming significant odds to establish a hospital that inverted the prevalent healthcare delivery model and offered universal access to affordable, quality healthcare, is captured in this book.