Dharmendra Singh, an ophthalmologist, speaks on his phone as he rests after conducting cataract surgery, on the Lifeline Express, a hospital built inside a seven-coach train, at a railway station in Jalore, India.
A man is administered an IV drip inside the house of an unregistered medical professional in a village in Jalore, India.
Bhawri Devi, 41, rests on the floor of her house after her middle ear surgery on the Lifeline Express. "I was thinking that I had cancer in my brain. I had all kinds of thoughts. I went to the government district hospital, but there was no ENT surgeon. When I went to a private hospital they asked me for 50,000 rupees ($766). I didn't even have 5,000 rupees," said Devi. "I heard about this train a month back. It took me about 12 hours to reach the hospital from my village... I am glad that I will be able to hear my grandchildren's voice... I won't go deaf."
A general ward is seen inside a government Primary Health Centre in a village in Jalore, India.
Doctors perform middle ear surgery inside an operating theatre on the Lifeline Express, a hospital built inside a seven-coach train, at a railway station in Jalore, India.
Patients wait for their dental checkup on the Lifeline Express, a hospital built inside a seven-coach train, at a railway station in Jalore, India.
A woman is administered an IV drip inside a government primary health centre in a village in Jalore, India.
Movan, 77, is helped by her relatives as she gets ready to leave for her cataract surgery on the Lifeline Express, a hospital built inside a seven-coach train, in Jalor, India. "I am never going to forget the name of this train, never in my life," Movan said.
A tailor works at his shop in a village in Jalore, India.
Patients and their relatives wait before the start of a cataract surgery on the Lifeline Express, a hospital built inside a seven-coach train, at a railway station in Jalore, India.
People wait for transport on a hot afternoon outside a village in Jalore India.
Kondal Rao Halewale, 52, watches news on his mobile phone on the Lifeline Express. "I have been working on the train for the last 25 years. I love travelling, going to new places. It's not a job for me as I enjoy it. I miss my family when I am not busy on the train. I am looking forward to meeting them after this project," Halewale said.
A woman leaves a government primary health centre in a village in Jalore, India.
A passenger stands in the door of a train in Jalore, India.
Volunteers from the National Cadet Corps wait to guide patients on the Lifeline Express, a hospital built inside a seven-coach train, in Jalore, India.
The Lifeline Express, a hospital built inside a seven-coach train, is seen parked at a railway station in Jalore, India.
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Patients with their eyes bandaged leave an operation theatre after their cataract surgery, on the Lifeline Express, a hospital built inside a seven-coach train, at a railway station in Jalore, India.
A pharmacist sits behind a medicine distribution counter inside a government Primary Health Centre in a village in Jalore, India.
A patient walks past the Lifeline Express, a hospital built inside a seven-coach train, parked at a railway station in Jalore, India. Reuters/Danish Siddiqui
Auto-rickshaws carrying passengers leave a railway station in Jalore, India.
A man milks goats in a village in Jalore, India.
Bhawri Devi (L), 41, watches as her husband and son push an auto-rickshaw which got stuck in the sand on the way home, in a village in Jalore. "I was thinking that I had cancer in my brain. I had all kinds of thoughts. I went to the government district hospital, but there was no ENT surgeon. When I went to a private hospital they asked me for 50,000 rupees ($766). I didn't even have 5,000 rupees," said Devi. "I heard about this train a month back. It took me about 12 hours to reach the hospital from my village... I am glad that I will be able to hear my grandchildren's voice... I won't go deaf."
A television screen is seen in the staff resting area on the Lifeline Express, a hospital built inside a seven-coach train, at a railway station in Jalore, India.
An auxiliary nurse midwife (ANM) stands outside a government sub health centre in a village in Jalore, India.
Doctors perform middle ear surgery inside an operating theatre on the Lifeline Express, a hospital built inside a seven-coach train, at a railway station in Jalore, India.
Patients rest inside a recovery room after their middle ear surgery on the Lifeline Express, a hospital built inside a seven-coach train, at a railway station in Jalore, India.
Employees eat their lunch during a break on the Lifeline Express, a hospital built inside a seven-coach train, at a railway station in Jalore, India.
Bhawri Devi, 41, travels home on a train after her middle ear surgery on the Lifeline Express. "I was thinking that I had cancer in my brain. I had all kinds of thoughts. I went to the government district hospital, but there was no ENT surgeon. When I went to a private hospital they asked me for 50,000 rupees ($766). I didn't even have 5,000 rupees," said Devi. "I heard about this train a month back. It took me about 12 hours to reach the hospital from my village... I am glad that I will be able to hear my grandchildren's voice... I won't go deaf."
Patients register to be screened for cataract surgery by doctors from the Lifeline Express, a hospital built inside a seven-coach train, at a hospital in Jalore, India.
Auto-rickshaws carrying passengers leave a railway station in Jalore, India.
Patients cover their eyes as they wait before their cataract surgery on the Lifeline Express, a hospital built inside a seven-coach train, at a railway station in Jalore, India. The Lifeline Express, a seven-coach train converted into a rolling hospital has crisscrossed India for 27 years to treat people living in areas with scarce healthcare.
A government sub health centre is seen in a village in Jalore, India
Movan, 77, is helped by a nurse after her cataract surgery on the Lifeline Express. "I am never going to forget the name of this train, never in my life," Movan said.
Hospital on wheels brings hope to Indian villages