A SHOT OF HOPE
Doc treats Covid patients in home isolation for ₹10
IN THESE GLOOMY TIMES, STORIES THAT GIVE US A SHOT OF HOPE
Mungara.Sunil@timesgroup.com
Hyderabad:31.05.2021
A 65-year-old woman, Kamalamma, a resident of Boduppal, who recovered from Covid-19 in home isolation, is all praise for Dr Victor Emmanuel. Many recognise the doctor as a lifesaver for Covid-19 patients when several hospitals are struggling due to shortage of beds and oxygen cylinders.
“To me, doctor saab is like a God and my wife recovered from Covid-19 within a week with his medication. I have had to spend only 40,000, which is quite affordable for the treatment,” Kamalamma’s husband K Yadagari told TOI.
An employee of Centre for Good Governance (CGG), P Janaki Ram, whose seven family members recuperated after testing positive for Covid-19, spent only10,000 for the treatment. All the seven members were treated in home isolation under the doctor’s supervision. “If I had admitted my seven family members to a private hospital, the bill would have crossed 25 lakh,” said Janaki Ram.
Hundreds of families have recovered from the disease during the first wave and current wave under the doctor’s guidance. Dr Emmanuel, a general physician, runs Prajwala Clinics at Boduppal. His clinic is always packed with Covid-19 patients as the consultation fee is just
10. “I treated nearly 20,000 to 25,000 people having Covid-19 symptoms at an affordable rate. Another 500 patients were treated in the Covid-19 Isolation Centre. An old Medipally police station was converted into a 30-bed isolation centre,” said Dr Emmanuel.
Dr Emmanuel said that so far, all his patients have recovered from Covid-19. “The Almighty has given me an opportunity to serve the needy. Most of them are struggling financially due to the lockdown. My consultation fee has been fixed at 10 for a few families and is free for many poor families,” he said. On an average, 70 to 100 people visit the clinic every day.
Dr Victor Emmanuel
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