Tag: Surgery

  • Medical crowdfunding: Grateful families say ‘thank you’

    Medical crowdfunding: Grateful families say ‘thank you’

    OFTEN, high out-of-pocket health expenses mean that the low-income groups with no medical insurance are just another large medical bill away from being pushed into abject poverty. This is especially the case when people face a sudden medical hardship requiring expensive surgery. In such cases, appealing to the ‘crowd’ of online do-gooders through medical crowdfunding…

  • Beacon of Hope

    By Kelly Munro YOU have cancer, is a phrase so many will be told this year. ‘We can help you,’ is a phrase the Indian Cancer Society says to those that cannot help themselves. The Indian Cancer Society, based in Mumbai, has a 60 year history of saving lives. They have helped thousands of underprivileged…