While the government has rolled out infracture for healthcare that reaches the entire country, in several parts of the country its actual reach in remote villages continues to be unsatisfactory. Recognizing this reality, the government too has been exploring various options of improving the situation from time to time. Several approaches and models created by teams of doctors and other health professionals have been tried in this context, including the widely appreciated work of several renowned doctors.

One such widely discussed health initiative is that of a voluntary organization Basic Healthcare Services (BHS). This initiative, which can be said to be based on the AMRIT approach or AMRIT clinics, started in 2012 in south Rajasthan. Over the last 13 years or so its work has steadily co

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