The Never-Ending Queue of Patients at AIIMS
A woman sits behind a dustbin, awaiting treatment.
A child sleeps in his mother’s lap surrounded by flies.
Patients prefer sitting in the shade rather than on the metal seats provided by the hospital.
Patients wait outside the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana inquiry centre. The scheme, launched in September 2018, was aimed at helping half a billion poor and middle-class Indians pay for their medical expenses, but is suffering from a lack of funds.
Patients occupy area reserved for ambulances.
