The Struggle for Vyara Hospital: Gujarat’s Tribal Communities Stand Against Privatization
In Vyara, a town in the tribal-dominated district of Tapi in South Gujarat, a unique struggle is being fought today. The proposal to hand over the Vyara District Hospital to private hands to run a medical college has shaken the people of the district. Their opposition is not just to a single decision, but is a protest against a policy based on profit rather than public health. It is driven by the belief that everyone should have the right to affordable and good treatment. This struggle is not just about one hospital—it raises a deeper question: who is our health system really for? The people, or private corporations?
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