Living on an income of one dollar a day in India's slums is horrific enough. But if you have drug-resistant TB/HIV, it is basically a death sentence - except for those fortunate enough to get help from this compassionate 77-year old British doctor.
An unusual desk calendar created by local volunteers and international school students of all ages and nationalities, is begining to play a significant role in showcasing Chiang Mai as a premier long stay destination - and no longer just a stopover.
Many Indian HIV-positive patients resistant to first-line treatment are not able to be treated by the charity Calcutta Rescue, due to import taxes and an unprocessed registration - which would allow the drugs in free.
A desk calendar created by school students and volunteers to promote Thailand's northern capital, Chiang Mai, attracts global attention for its simplicity and innovation.
Calcutta Rescue is the only organisation providing free second-line anti-retrovirals to impoverished sufferers of drug-resistant HIV in West Bengal, India.
If you run a free medical clinic for destitutes on an open pavement in India for 14 years, and are imprisoned for your efforts, you should be famous. Read why this man is not famous - and needs to be.
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