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Dr Vikas Maurya, Director and Head of Department, Pulmonology, Fortis Hospital Shalimar Bagh answers questions about co-morbidities and COVID-19.

The Better India's very own staff member, Sanchari Pal, currently in West Bengal tending to her ailing father, narrates her quest for the much coveted Remdesivir drug to treat her ailing father and the events that transpired

The sunflower farm set up by Deepak Goyal, Director of the Imperial College in Bargarh, Odisha, is enjoyed by students and staff alike. But setting up the farm took immense efforts on the academician's part

Seven years ago, Jayanti Vaidyanathan (65), a resident of Chennai began growing plants on her terrace to eat healthy and to get some sunlight. Today, she grows over 250 plants, which includes a variety of vegetables, fruits, flowering and medicinal plants.

While the medical community continues to be divided on the issue of plasma therapy while treating COVID-19 patients, here's what these four doctors have to say.

Dr Dhamodharan is the son of agricultural labourers, who had to work in a brick kiln as a child to support his family. Today, he is helping children from the much-deprived Irular tribe to improve their learning outcomes.

Krushna Nag from Odisha grows season vegetables and fruits such as mangoes, pomegranates, and bananas using a variety of organic methods

Superintendent of Police Dr Sangram Patil, who left behind his medical career to join the civil services, has used his medical prowess to help the members of the Gotti Koya tribal community gain better access to healthcare

Vadodara-based Cosara, helmed by six women, has been making RT-PCR tests amid the COVID-19 pandemic since April 2020, to ensure timely detection of the disease.

Rozy Saldhana (51), a resident of Mumbai, was put on dialysis due to kidney failure five years ago. Today, even as she fights for her life, she spared her oxygen cylinder and sold her jewellery to help others ailing from the coronavirus.