Over 1,500 families of Devarmalai, a remote village in Burgur hills, 70 km from here, and the neighbouring villages of the Erode district, were extremely happy when the district administration opened a health sub-centre nine years ago. Then, they all felt that their demand for easy access to basic health care services was met at last. But, their happiness was short-lived. A multi-purpose health worker, posted at the sub-centre, was transferred around 2006. Since then, the sub-centre, located on the eastern slope of...
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