2021-Stories
“At the end of April [2020], a pregnant mother came to deliver her baby at our Family Welfare Clinic. No hospitals or clinics were admitting her, as she had just returned from Dhaka, a [Covid] high-risk zone. I and my colleagues were committed to help her. That is what we were trained for. By the grace of God Almighty she delivered a healthy baby boy. Later some journalists asked why I performed the delivery knowing the woman could have been COVID-19 positive. I said that as a front-line health worker it was my duty to respond. My co-workers and I were quarantined for 15 days after the delivery. Though a difficult and uncertain time, I felt proud I could fulfill my duty.”