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A former NHS doctor in the UK has shared why she feels access to medicines in India can be a major advantage, after getting treatment for her sick husband late at night.
Dr Deepanjali Sharma said the experience made her think about the everyday healthcare access that many people in India may take for granted, especially during emergencies.
Her Husband Fell ill Late At Night
Sharma said her husband, who is also a doctor, developed a headache in the evening and later began vomiting repeatedly. She then went out at around 10 PM to get medicines and IV injections for him.
“Right now it’s 10:00 PM, and my husband, who is also a doctor, is sick right now. He had a slight headache since the evening, and then he started vomiting back-to-back,” said Sharma.
“So, I’m heading out to get some medications and IV injections for him. And it is in moments like these that I realise it is such a blessing to be in India,” she added.
Sharma, who previously worked with the NHS in the UK, compared the situation with her experience abroad. She said getting medicines at that hour could be much harder in the UK and other Western countries.
She Compared It With Healthcare Abroad
“It’s possible that in the emergency department, which stays so overloaded, my husband wouldn’t have received immediate assistance right away. And you don’t get over-the-counter medications there for me, being a doctor and certified clinical practitioner, to just pick up medicines for my husband,” she said.
For Sharma, the incident was a reminder that living abroad also comes with difficulties that may not always be visible from India. “So, to anyone who thinks that moving abroad is all hunky-dory and a bed of roses, it’s not. There are many struggles. Things that we take for granted in India present themselves as struggles over there. So never, ever feel like living in India is a disadvantage. It just depends on how you use your situation, and yeah, that’s about it.”
Sharma Said No Country Is Perfect
In the caption accompanying the Instagram video, Sharma said people often focus on India’s problems while overlooking some of the things that work well.
“It’s always very easy to look at the not-so-good aspects of our own country, India, without realising how moving and living abroad is not a bed of roses either! There are definitely loads of things that need improvement in our country, but we shouldn’t forget no country offers a 100/100 best-case-scenario experience to us!” Sharma captioned the accompanying video.
She also clarified that her experience may not apply equally to everyone. “This is just me appreciating some things I enjoy as a privilege of being an Indian (and I agree not everyone may be as privileged as I am to enjoy those benefits in my country), but hey, I am just sharing my situation and story with you all,” she added.
Internet Relates To Her Experience
Several users agreed with Sharma’s point about access to medicines and healthcare. A person wrote, “This is so true and relatable.” Another commented, “We often take these things for granted in India.”
A user said, “Healthcare accessibility really makes a difference,” while another added, “Access to medicines at odd hours is a blessing.”
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