The Azim Premji Foundation has done an interview on their channel – The Health Worker – with our own Dr Johnny and Sr Mercy (Dr John Oommen and Mrs Mercy John) who served at CHB from 1993 – 2024.
In this interview with Mr RamG Vallath, they discuss their experiences over 31 years and the story of CHB – and especially the Nursing Education and Community Health work of College of Nursing and Mitra of CHB.
👉 Here is the link to the article and interview recording:
https://thehealthworker.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/the-doctor-nurse-couple-who-chose-tribal-orissa-over-america/
If you would like to hear more from them about life and work at CHB:
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A Lead Talk by Dr Johnny Oommen in Chennai (Feb 2023) – Lessons learnt from life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVkyAW6l8z0 -
The story of CHB’s Mitra program on community based Malaria Control
Distinguished Lecture by Dr John Oommen at the National Institute of Malaria Research, ICMR, Govt of India, New Delhi (December 2022)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55bkBGTC0MU