Comments on: MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE OF MALARIA

By: Tom Pietrasik

Tom Pietrasik — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:21:25 +0000

Thanks again Dr Sharan to you and your colleagues for the care I received at your hospital. I realise how lucky I was to be staying so close to such a fine institution when I fell ill. I will always be grateful. Please do pass on my regards to the medical staff on the ward.

By: Dr Rajiv Sharan

Dr Rajiv Sharan — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:34:48 +0000

Dear Tom,
It is a great feeling to visit you on your website.
I was a pleasent experience to treat you at our hospital.I was called by your UNICEF friends when you were sick. It is always a pleasure meeting people like you.
Hope to meet you again and not in the hospital.
Well malaria is a leading cause of mortality in India accounting for 9 % of underfive death. I think your website and blog will create awareness towards the importance of early referral and treatment which can be dangerous in this Falciparum Malaria prone area of Jharkhnad. For those travelling from outside should visit hospitals when they catch temperature.
best wishes
Dr Rajiv Sharan

By: Tom Pietrasik

Tom Pietrasik — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:45:32 +0000

Thanks Scott. Having as you mention, photographed the other side of healthcare in India I feel very fortunate to have fallen ill while in close proximity to a well resourced hospital. Many are not so fortunate – or indeed are able to afford the expense of adequate healthcare. I’m sure that during the years in which you reported from India, you too worried about the consequences of falling ill (or getting caught out in a road traffic accident) in some remote corner of the country. Doesn’t bear thinking about!

By: Scott Carney

Scott Carney — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:57:57 +0000

Only you could make several days recovering from malaria sound so darn pleasant. Medicine in India is one of the oddest things. Some hospitals are fully staffed with people who are so caring and effective at their jobs while dishing out top quality care that it blows away anything comparable in the West. At other locations a hospital stay is only a little better than a death sentence. I’m sure that you’ve seen both wards on your trips through India. In fact, I’m pretty sure I’ve seen your photos of them. I’m glad that you’re better.