one woman show

The Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital evolved from one woman's aspiration to make the best health care available to all people of India--including the poorest people. The woman is Mata Amritanandamayi, or Amma, as she is affectionately known. She is a spiritual leader with a huge following both in India and throughout the world.

I spent five weeks in the paediatric cardiology department of the hospital in Kerala, southern India, and discovered how one woman's dream became a reality--namely, a superspecialty hospital where the poorest people receive world class care without charge.