Healthcare in Asia

Images depicting healthcare scenarios in Asia, featuring midwives, malnourished children, and individuals receiving care in clinic settings, evoking a sense of compassion and resilience.

Guatemala, Chimaltenango, mother changing diapers of baby(Eginie del Rosario Socoy Sequen, 8 months, Sandra Lorena Sequen Puluc, 29) (MR)

Ho tribes midwife cleaning baby Chakradharpur Jharkhand India NO MR Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Asia, Philippines, Panay Island, Santa Barbara, Man suffering from leprosy in common ward at Western Visayas Sanitarium

Half of India's children under the age of five are malnourished. Being undernourished affects not only physically, but also the mental development of the child. CINI takes a sustainable approach to tackling child malnutrition, focussing on spreading awareness and constructive intervention. This is the first clinic in India established for the sole purpose of treating malnourished children, and mothers were given guidance about what to feed their children. A lot of these mothers are hardly more than children themselves, and are very malnourished. Thakurpukur, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

A woman waiting to receive COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine dose during a vaccination campaign on the outskirt of Guwahati in India on Monday, June 21, 2021

Half of India's children under the age of five are malnourished. Being undernourished affects not only physically, but also the mental development of the child. CINI takes a sustainable approach to tackling child malnutrition, focussing on spreading awareness and constructive intervention. This is the first clinic in India established for the sole purpose of treating malnourished children, and mothers were given guidance about what to feed their children. A lot of these mothers are hardly more than children themselves, and are very malnourished. Thakurpukur, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

A Medical Professional With A Stethoscope Does A Check Up On A Boy, Sathyamangalam, Tamil Nadu, India

Khusbun Nessa lives in the slums of Howrah, suffers from tubercolosis and is forced to stay in her bed at home. Her family takes care of her. Her situation was so dramatic, that she needed stationary treatment. As, due to her sickness, she was always cold and the hospital staff would not give her a blanket, she returned home and is trying an ambulatory therapy. Howrah, Hooghly, West Bengal, India, Asia

Guatemala, Chimaltenango, mother changing diapers of baby(Eginie del Rosario Socoy Sequen, 8 months, Sandra Lorena Sequen Puluc, 29) (MR)

Woman health volunteer explaining village 'dai' traditional midwife use of weighing scale to monitor weight of newly born baby ; Thane district near Mumbai Bombay ; Maharashtra ; India

A woman is vaccinated against COVID-19 (Bharat Biotech COVAXIN) at a government hospital on March 6, 2021 in Barpeta, India. India has entered the second phase of its vaccination drive with two 'Made in India vaccines- Covishield and Covaxin. The Indian Council of Medical Research and Bharat Biotech announced that phase 3 results of Covaxin have shown an interim vaccine efficacy of 81 percent in preventing COVID-19.

illness of woman sleeping on bed in Kashi Labh Mukti Bhawan at Uttar Pradesh India Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

Training and exchange with traditional midwives, La Taña health center, Quiche, Republic of Guatemala, Central America.

Half of India's children under the age of five are malnourished. Being undernourished affects not only physically, but also the mental development of the child. CINI takes a sustainable approach to tackling child malnutrition, focussing on spreading awareness and constructive intervention. This is the first clinic in India established for the sole purpose of treating malnourished children, and mothers were given guidance about what to feed their children. A lot of these mothers are hardly more than children themselves, and are very malnourished. Thakurpukur, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

Iraq, Ninawa province, Mosul on 2022-10-18. Report on explosive remnants of war in Iraq, one of the most contaminated countries in the world after forty years of conflict, instability and especially the recent occupation of the country by the Islamic State group, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Ottawa Treaty, the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention prohibiting the acquisition, production, stockpiling and use of mines. Here, in the Handicap International (Humanity and Inclusion) physiotherapy centre in Mosul hospital. Ahmed, 68, a former farmer, was in a car accident while driving over an explosive device in which he lost his right leg and left his left foot badly damaged. Photograph by Martin Bertrand. Irak, province de Ninive, Mossoul le 2022-10-18. Reportage sur les restes explosifs de guerre en Irak, lun des pays les plus contamines au monde suite a quarante ans de conflits, dinstabilité et surtout par loccupation recente du pays par le groupe Etat islamique, a l'oc

One in three hundred children in Bangladesh is born with a cleft lip. Because of poverty and lack of surgeons they cannot be cured and continue their lives socially isolated.

Training and exchange with traditional midwives, La Taña health center, Quiche, Republic of Guatemala, Central America.

$There are many indigenous treatment centers in India which hardly get any publicity such as Kalupada in Orissa, famously known for bone fracture treatment. It is very familiar among the economically weaker section of the society. Not only does it cost very less for a fracture treatment, but also the success rates are very high. Patients come from all over India and abroad. Kalupara, Orissa, India.$

Half of India's children under the age of five are malnourished. Being undernourished affects not only physically, but also the mental development of the child. CINI takes a sustainable approach to tackling child malnutrition, focussing on spreading awareness and constructive intervention. This is the first clinic in India established for the sole purpose of treating malnourished children, and mothers were given guidance about what to feed their children. A lot of these mothers are hardly more than children themselves, and are very malnourished. Thakurpukur, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

Flood victims are queuing up during a health check-up at a temporary relief camp. Organized by Ramakrishna Mission at Pratapgarh English Medium School in Agartala, Tripura, India.

Asia, Myanmar, Keng Tung, leprosy Camp Nyaung Kan, run by the Sisters of Maria Bambina. Inside there live 120 families. In addition to the dispensary and clinic, there are primary schools. medication of a leper

Cuba, Trinidad. Maternity Home, or hospital. High-risk young mothers with medical problems or expecting multiple births can receive pre-natal care, medical care, and monitoring by doctors, which are inaccessible in rural areas. (Editorial Use Only)

The carer comes to the home of the octogenarian 3 hours a day. Today, it is administrative paperwork, household and toilet of convenience, like washing the hair. The last half hour is devoted to a walk in the village for physical exercise.

Pharmacist in Munshiganshi, Bangladesh, Asia

sala de espera, centro de salud de lancetillo, La Parroquia, Quiche, República de Guatemala, América Central.

Paediatric Station, Mae Tao Clinic for Burmese refugees, Maesot, Thailand, Asia

Rolling Clinic of the aid organisation "Doctors for the Third World" and their Indian partner organisation "Howrah South Point" moving on off after a long day, A woman who couldn't be treated today remains sitting and hopes for medical treatment, Bodgerath, Kolkata, Calcutta, India, Asia

Kishan Chowdhary, 38, TB patient, life-threatening illness, Howrah, Hooghly, West Bengal, India, Asia

Asia, Myanmar, Keng Tung, leprosy Camp Nyaung Kan, run by the Sisters of Maria Bambina. Inside there live 120 families. In addition to the dispensary and clinic, there are primary schools. medication of a leper

patient waiting at Sambhavna Trust clinic, bhopal, madhya pradesh, India, Asia India Copyright: xMukeshxParpiani/DinodiaxPhotox

Patients being treated in the municipal hospital due to over crowding 26 July 2005 floods Bombay Mumbai Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

Baby weighing at a dispensary in India

A patient who tested positive for COVID-19 is taken to a critical care unit of a COVID care hospital. India has recorded the highest one-day tally of new Covid-19 cases anywhere in the world. It has close to 16 million confirmed cases, second only to the US. Kolkata, India.

ONCHOCERIASIS, IVORY COAST. Vicinity Sassandry River. WHO River Blindness Programme. DEC patch test for river blindness. .

Several police officers participate in the Swedish-Tanzanian vaccine project Hivis.

A rose and fruits are distributed to a patient by doctors and health workers during the celebration of World Kindness Day in the dialysis ward at IGM (Indira Gandhi Memorial) Hospital in Agartala. World Kindness Day, observed internationally on November 13th, was introduced in 1998 by the World Kindness Movement, a coalition of kindness-focused NGOs from various nations. Tripura, India.

rural hospital, maharashtra, india Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

26 July 2005 flood affected residents rush to a mobile medical van collect medicines epidemic Bombay Mumbai Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

Princess Rattana Norodom of Cambodia visits sick children

A natural healer treating the bad leg of a patient, Yaounde, Cameroon, Africa

Waiting room, Lancetillo health center, La Parroquia, Quiche, Republic of Guatemala, Central America

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Reporting Red Cross in Batavia. Pasar Tjikini. Vaccination. Crying child. February 9, 1949. Batavia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Dutch East Indies

People are gathered in line with entry forms to receive the coronavirus vaccine at Osmani Medical College and Hospital, Vaccination Center. The second dose of the Covid-19 vaccination drive started on April 08th 2021. Sylhet, Bangladesh.

TB (Tuberculosis) patients are seen with roses, which were given by doctors and nurses with good wishes for a speedy recovery on World TB Day. World TB day is observed on 24th March to raise public awareness about the disease. Agartala. Agartala, Tripura, India.

Car mechanic or serviceman disassembly and checking a disc brake and asbestos brake pads for fix and repair problem at car garage or repair shop. Checking car brake system for repair at car garage

TB (Tuberculosis) patients are presented with flowers and sweets by Doctors offering good wishes for a speedy recovery on World TB Day, observed on March 24th to raise public awareness about the disease. This takes place in the Department of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Medicine at Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital, a government hospital in Agartala. Tripura, India.

Hospital personnel install the first beds to arrive at the Oncology Institute, part of a shipment of medical supplies and equipment arriving during Operation Provide Hope III relief efforts. The U.S. Army's 7th Medical Command is coordinating distribution of the supplies. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE HOPE III Base: Bishkek Country: Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)

Needle exchange; Dhaka, Bangladesh

Women in a maternity clinic in Trinidad, Sancti-Spiritus Province, Cuba, Latin America, Central America

$There are many indigenous treatment centers in India which hardly get any publicity such as Kalupada in Orissa, famously known for bone fracture treatment. It is very familiar among the economically weaker section of the society. Not only does it cost very less for a fracture treatment, but also the success rates are very high. Patients come from all over India and abroad. Kalupara, Orissa, India.$

A Woman With Leprosy, Manica, Mozambique, Africa

A patient who tested positive for COVID-19 is taken to a critical care unit of a COVID care hospital. India has recorded the highest one-day tally of new Covid-19 cases anywhere in the world. It has close to 16 million confirmed cases, second only to the US. Kolkata, India.

patient coming to Sambhavna Trust clinic, bhopal, madhya pradesh, India, Asia Copyright: xMukeshxParpiani/DinodiaxPhotox

Wards of the wrecked and defunct Marastoon Psychiatric Institute. The brutal civil war has caused irreparable physical, economic, and psycological damage to the country and its people.

Woman infected with HIV/AIDS, Francistown, Botswana, Africa

A young boy holds his ear impressions as he awaits new molds for hearing aids.

Bangladeshi youth with Smallpox in 1974, has the typical rash covering his entire body with pustules. The last naturally occurring case in the world was in Somalia in 1977.

Baby weighing at a dispensary in India

Nepal, Sangha, Spinal Injury Rehabilitation Centre

Training and exchange with traditional midwives, La Taña health center, Quiche, Republic of Guatemala, Central America.

Extraction of a Guinea Worm Benin

fish cure treatment, india Copyright: xRajeshxVora/DinodiaxPhotox

INDIA KERALA COCHIN AYURVEDA a Ayurveda massage centre in the city of Kochi or Cochin in the Province Kerala in India. India, Cochin, April, 1998 Copyright: xZoonar.com/URSx 21825723

Commuters covered face with mask protection from swine flu Bombay Mumbai Maharashtra India 12-August-2009 NOMR Copyright: xHemangixNakwe/DinodiaxPhotox

Health workers talking to family members of COVID-19 patients at a hospital. India recorded over 4 Lakh cases for the fourth day in a row according to an Indian media report. Kolkata, India.

A patient is being treated for his injuries at the General Hospital in Port au Prince, Haiti on January 18, 2010 after a devastating earthquake that hit the region on January 12, 2010.

A lower limb prosthesis being fitted for a leprosy patient by an employee of the Deutsche Lepra- und Tuberkulosehilfe relief organisation, DAHW, at the leper colony in Agua de Dios, Colombia, South America

Villagers Putting Water Purification Solution Into Their Rainwater Tanks Following Cyclone Nargis; Kyaung Shargyi Village, Labutta, Myanmar

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Banjoemas Red Cross team. Banjoemas. A young woman with a skin disease gets an injection. September 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Folk medicine practitioner, Bomoh, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

eye damage woman in bhopal disaster, madhya pradesh, India, Asia India Copyright: xMukeshxParpiani/DinodiaxPhotox

eye damage woman in bhopal disaster, madhya pradesh, India, Asia India Copyright: xMukeshxParpiani/DinodiaxPhotox

Dripping of oil on forehead. Young man relaxing in Indian spa

ONCHOCERIASIS, IVORY COAST. Bouake. WHO River Blindness prevention - measuring children to determine correct dose for ivermectin tablets. The dots on the pole indicates correct dose. .

Medical training for traditional midwives, Lancetillo health center, La Parroquia, Quiche, Republic of Guatemala, Central America.

Doctors and Nurses giving roses to the TB (Tuberculosis) patients with good wishes for a speedy recovery on World TB Day. World TB day is observed on 24th March to raise public awareness about the disease. Agartala. Agartala, Tripura, India.

Guatemala, Salama, group photo at hospital (MR)

Bangladesh, Rangamati, United Nations Mother and Child health clinic in Chakma community of remote area of Barkal Upazila.

Ladies Public toilet in slum used by many persons badly maintained Bombay Mumbai Maharashtra India Copyright: xRajeshxVora/DinodiaxPhotox

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Medical care at Petroleum-Maatschappij Moeara Enim to chort. Moela Enim (Sumatra). Healthcare in the liberated areas. The "Tuill Doctor" is a welcome guest in the Kampong, now that medical help and care is offered after years of neglect. But the glossy syringe brings the smallest to the waterlanders. October 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Palembang, Sumatra

Malayan Pangolin (Manis javanica) three month old baby being weighed by caretaker, Carnivore and Pangolin Conservation Program, Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam

U.S. Army Spc. Sergio Lazaro, a civil affiars specialist with the 451st Civil Affairs Battalion, asks a local woman about the previous medical care the U.S. provided Jun. 21, 2022, in El Caoba, Guatemala. Feedback of the medical event is used to improve both future events of Resolute Sentinel 22 and future exercises.

Boy getting an oral vaccination, vaccination campaign for children by the German Doctors for Developing Countries in Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Asia

Doctor examining villagers at private clinic at Ralegan Siddhi near Pune, Maharashtra, India

A natural healer treating the bad leg of a patient, Yaounde, Cameroon, Africa

India, Shirodhara Ayurvedic oil treatment (shirodara)

Egypt, Bahariya Oasis, Valley of the Golden Mummies, Bahariya Museum, Crew and Moustafa Abdul Qadar move mummy of Mr. X to tent

Workshop for traditional midwives, San Bartolome Jocotenango, Guatemala, Central America.

People are gathered in line with entry forms to receive the coronavirus vaccine at Osmani Medical College and Hospital, Vaccination Center. The second dose of the Covid-19 vaccination drive started on April 08th 2021. Sylhet, Bangladesh.

A Patient waits to be treated outside in a make shift hospital at the General Hospital in Port au Prince, Haiti on January 18, 2010. Due to a large number of injured the hospital has extended out and into the court yard after a devastating earthquake hit the region on January 12, 2010.

Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, Kathmandu, ""Pathology Lab""

Women are waiting to take the 2nd dose of the Covid-19 Moderna vaccine. A nationwide mass vaccination campaign for the 2nd dose has started for 3 days from today. Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Tanzania, People, Refugees, Burundian Hutu Refugee Health Workers At Heru Oshinga Camp

Villagers gather outside a tent serving as a medical treatment facility during an exercise conducted by the U.S. Southern Command, Panama Defense Forces in conjunction with the U.S. Embassy military group. The exercise brings medical treatment to people i. State: Darien Province Country: Panama (PAN)

Shirodhara Treatment at Indus Valley Ayurvedic Center in Mysore, India

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Series Borneo; Book Borneo. A military doctor or nurse looks at the eyes of an old Dajak man. June 1948. Borneo, Borneo, Indonesia, Kalimantan, Dutch East Indies

Woman with stained teeth due to betel nut usage

Mali, Tribal People, Chiropractor Manipulating Client In Dogon Village With Woman Sitting At Side.

Cambodia, Health, War Wounded Amputee Man At Centre For Disabled Veterans.

Veterinary doctors treating a wounded dog at the Parel Animal Hospital known as The Bai Sakarbai Dinshaw Petit veterinary hospital, Bombay now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

Sylhet, Bangladesh. 7th June 2023. Accident victims receiving emergency treatment at the MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital. Fourteen people were killed in a collision between a pickup van carrying laborers and a cargo truck in the Nazirbazar area of South Surma on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Sylhet.

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