
Download Assam, a state in northeast India, has the highest maternal mortality rate in the country.
The lack of medical infrastructure is one of the main reasons why.
Over three million people in Assam live on islands around the Brahmaputra River, which flows across the state.
For many islanders, boat clinics – a joint NGO and government initiative – are the only means of healthcare.
Asia Calling’s Gayatri Parameswaran and Felix Gaedtke stepped on deck in Assam.














