MODI'S GOVERNMENT HEALTHCARE MISSIONS IN KASHMIR

Kashmir wounds run deep not only from the years of conflict or battles that they face, both seen or unseen.

- HAJRA BANO

Beneath this stunning valley and snow-capped mountains of Kashmir lie countless stories of pain and struggles faced by its people. Among these battles, one of the hardest fights which people fought has been against disease and lack of healthcare system that often steals the healthy lives of the only breadmaker of the family, or the father's wish of a beautiful future seen for his children, or chilling and wailing reality of inadequate health care for a pregnant woman. For years this harsh, limited reality of the healthcare system has often failed the wailing of an old mother and snatched the lives of uncountable souls of smiling children in silence.

But now, when hope was at its edge, another wave of hopeful voice rose and stood as a beacon, restoring the faded hope and rewriting the story as the government's health mission. Now the government says that it's not just about hospitals or medicine but it's about people—the living souls of Jammu and Kashmir. The region is often caught in the battles and shadow of conflict—these healthcare missions by the government shine as a beacon of peace and progress and send a powerful message that no matter the barrier and distance, the people of Kashmir are seen, valued and cared for.