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Fresh Priest of Bel-Air

By: Santosh :+: Under: Culture, Desi Ishtyle, Health, It Happens Only in India
On: ⋅ July 7, 2007 ⋅  Email this post ⋅  Print this post ⋅ Post a comment
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NPR Morning Edition had this neat story on an Indian Catholic priest reviving an old tuberculosis sanatorium and converting it into a hospital for HIV +ve patients.

Some 160 miles south of Mumbai, one Catholic priest and the Indian Red Cross have created what some say is a model for AIDS care in the developing world.
The combination hospital and community center provides charity care without depending solely on charity itself.
Bel-Air Hospital is an old tuberculosis sanatorium, once famous for its advanced care. It was started in 1912 in a thick forest on top of a mountain.
When Father Tomy Karyilakulam, a Catholic priest widely recognized as “Father Tomy,” came upon it about 15 years ago, Bel-Air’s 50 or so buildings were crumbling; trees were growing through windows and rooftops.

This story comes across as a breath of fresh air after a HIV +ve pregnant woman was denied care by the Meerut Medical Center.

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