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Meet The Award-Winning Doctor Who Treats 1000 Patients For Free Every Sunday


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Many people believe the old saying that doctors are next to God on earth. Although in today's time, we might come across some doctors who seem to care more about money than their patients, but Dr. B. Ramana Rao is a living example of that very old saying.

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Dr. Rao is famous for treating noted personalities like Amitabh Bachchan, late actor Dr. Rajkumar, Chief Minister and bureaucrats. But every week, on Sunday, the man is out doing something that not every doctor will have the heart to do.

In a village clinic in T Begur, Bangalore, Dr. Rao treats patients free of cost, every Sunday. And by patients, we mean over thousands of them. People visit the clinic from a distance of over 100 km, and then, wait patiently in the queue, sometimes even longer than 12 hours. But their wait is always worth the wait.

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He started this clinic in the 1970s and since then has served over 2 million patients for free. And if you are thinking that consulting is all that he does for free, we take pride in telling you that apart from attending to patients, he also provides them with the required medicines, nebulisation and injections and undertakes the complete diagnosis of the patients.  Besides, free cataract surgery is also done at the clinic. Along they also serve food and give nutrition advice.   

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But providing such 'too good to be true' service is not an easy task.

They spend an amount of Rs 2 lakhs per week to run the clinic. Most of it is out of his own pocket, however, he does receive some donations and brands like Himalaya have also come to his rescue in terms of providing the medicines.

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However, if all this isn't enough to make you respect him then there's more. Dr. Rao has got around 700 toilets built in the surrounding villages. He also has adopted 50 schools in the city and gives books, uniforms and other study materials.

No wonder he has been awarded many times before. And among his many accolades, he has been honoured with Padma Shri for medicine in 2010 and Dr. Abdul Kalam National Award for rural medical service in 2008.

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The best part is that now his wife and his two sons- Dr. Charit Bhograj and Dr. Abhijeet have joined him in this endeavor.

You can have a look at all that he does in this video:

People like Dr. Rao are rare and truly have a heart of gold. For him being successful not only meant earning money and leading a luxurious life, it also involved giving back to the society to the best of his abilities and for that, he has earned the world's respect.

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