Rebuilding trust in communities
Our research assistant and I left to the far off village in our project area on his bike after the clinic on Sunday. The weather was pleasant. The wind blowing on my face, vast swathes of green fields on either side of the narrow cement road, and huge trees standing on either side of the road at periodic intervals as though watching over us as we rode towards the village, created a sense of warmth and happiness. The bike did not have one footrest and so my left foot was cramping as I rode pillion. Other than that, it was a beautiful ride and when we reached the centre of the village, it was very quiet. 2.00 PM on a Sunday afternoon, with most people enjoying their post meal siesta, the two of us stood just outside the temple waiting for the people with diabetes to arrive. A peer support group meeting for men with diabetes had been scheduled and I had gone there to participate and interact with the participants in the meeting. The community health worker for the village arriv...