Health workers travelled about 9 hours to reach Luguthang village at 14,000 feet in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang area for COVID vaccine coverage, claimed a report.
This may seem extreme to some of us, but this is a usual day at work for a health worker in Northeast India and there are many stories of many health workers in Northeast India who are making healthcare accessible in their way. We know that the availability of a vaccine doesn’t translate into accessibility to a vaccine. Accessibility especially to healthcare depends upon a lot of factors like geographical barriers, financial and personal limitations.
So is the case of some parts in Northeast India which are remote due to poor road connectivity and topographical constraints. Difficult geographical locations can pose serious threats to healthcare accessibility and with COVID-19 imposed restrictions, the movement became more challenging. Against the backdrop of catastrophic damage done by the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important to understand the nuances of digital health and drones in particular for their potential to solve key challenges to healthcare systems with the case of Northeast India.
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