In a destroyed town near the Pakistani border, Dr. Anuvha Ghose treated the sick and injured Saturday, providing the first medical care the villagers have had since an earthquake devastated this corner of western India eight days ago.
Pneumonia is the leading cause of child death in India.
Ghose said, surrounded by children coughing as they waited for antibiotics. But amid complaints of delays because of a lack of organization, help is just starting to reach remote areas. U.S. Air Force C-17 cargo planes brought tents, blankets, water tankers and forklifts for clearing rubble to Ahmedabad, the largest city in devastated Gujarat state. On Saturday, the army began knocking down apartment buildings in Ahmedabad. The quake severely affected 1,016 villages containing about 35 million people, plus eight urban towns, Gujarat's home minister, Haren Pandya, told a news conference in Ahmedabad.