I just came back from the dentist having filling between by teeth done in a jiffy and without much discomfort or pain. It took me just 2 1/2 hours from my arrival till I was sent home with a new dental filling. I am grateful to receive this treatment in a government clinic without any cost.
When I browse through http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/remote-area-medical-serving-underserved-20043556, I begin to shudder reading how people queue up 24 hours just to get the dentist to look at their teeth and receive other medical treatment and attention.
Elsewhere two nurse practitioners provide free medical care to the working poor at https://www.cbsnews.com/news/60-minutes-overtime-on-the-road-with-the-health-wagon/.
"To see hundreds of people line up before dawn just because they have a chance to see a doctor about something that's probably been bedeviling them for years-- it's enormously moving," says Scott Pelley of 60 Minutes Overtime.
Browsing the net and the social medias we come across numerous noble souls out there serving the needy and unfortunate daily through their expertise and skills bringing a ray of hope to those who stood at their doorway.
Roel Cagape, is one such soul, a Filipino doctor serving the poor for free in Mindanao. Read more at https://asiancorrespondent.com/2017/08/roel-cagape-filipino-doctor-mindanao-poor/#wlR8hjkg4V1iR4e1.99
Dr V Ramamurthy, 83 serves the poor only taking 1 Rs from them for examining them and dispensing sample medicines at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bvh7Tk02cCA&index=65&list=PLZjYaGp8v2I-t78qxsEJm1oh2Sj9_AoUa
Two eye surgeons deciding to do something about an apparent blindness and partial blindness epidemic, took up the noble tasks of restoring eyesight to more than 150,000 patients in 24 countries at https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fighting-preventable-blindness-in-burma-and-beyond/
One by one the patches are peeled away and the world comes back into focus – you're witnessing the moment when the people in this room realize they can see for the first time in years. Their eyes and their faces begin to light up with a quiet sort of joy and wonder at the gift of sight.
My late father was a very charitable person. My mother used to mention many incidents where he went out of his means to help those who came to him. I believe all his good and noble acts have kept us hale, healthy and alive. Let us give back to society in our own small way, using whatever resources and knowledge we have.