Phagni Bai lives in Littikhola, a small village at the foot of a mountain in Bilaspur district of Chhattisgarh. Phagni is a Baiga, an Adivasi community that is one of the poorest in the state. About two years ago, when she was diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB), she went for treatment to a rural hospital in Ganiyari village run by the Jan Swasthya Sahyog (JSS) in the district.
To her surprise, the doctors and hospital staff took very good care of her. She not only got good treatment but the doctors were even keen to understand her livelihood problems. Phagni&rsquo. . .
