AHMEDABAD: Gujarat, which has been witnessing a shortage of specialist doctors, especially in rural areas, has come up with a unique concept — ‘Bal doctors (kid doctors)’ will now look after children’s wellness under the state’s school health programme.
Health department officials said a ‘bal doctor’ named Kajal Bhupatbhai Khant (11), a class 6 student at a government school in Navagam village of Arvalli district, has been nominated for the pilot project aimed at primary schools. The ‘bal doctors’ will be equipped with stethoscopes as well as ayurvedic medicines to be given to their classmates.
They will be given a stock of ayurvedic medicines to deal with any health-related issue, said officials. An order of the health department to primary schools reads: "One ‘bal doctor’ will be appointed in each primary school for which the state education department and the health department will function jointly."
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