My friend Agit Singh, MD works at Khariar Hospital. He found 14 cases in India's remotest district. Another ten percent of the population has TB or leprosy. A regional anomaly is the presence of Sickle Cell Disease in the local population. Dr. Whitcomb said the Sickle Cell Disease he saw was probably related to a migration from Africa centuries ago.
Fishing line is used for sutures, drip ether for anesthesia.
Despite that, there is a low mortality rate. Imagine a pediatrician using a Christmas tree bulb to heat a preemie crib. Imagine using rectal tubes for infusion of glucose and saline instead of IV's. They are reusable. Imagine throwing nothing away.