No Doctors? Their Assistants Can Treat Villagers, Says Bengal Government | Read
What if you live in a remote village, far from a hospital, don't have a car and suddenly fall ill? In Bengal, many go to a local quack, defined by the dictionary as "ignorant pretenders of medical skills" but in many cases, assistants of registered MBBS doctors in cities who, after some years of experience, return to their own villages and set up a shop.
