<p>A ‘mobile doctor’ has been traversing across the city to treat those in need of medical attention, both Covid and non-Covid, unmindful of the pandemic situation.</p>.<p>Dr Sunil Kumar Hebbi, hailing from the tiny hamlet of Namadapura in Vijayapura district, works on a contract basis with the BBMP Covid clinic by night and serves the needy by the day for free.</p>.<p>Dr Sunil, 37, who graduated from the Bijapur Medical College in 2007, has converted his car into a mobile clinic and stacked up emergency medicines and equipment. Among the equipment were an oxygen cylinder and an ECG machine.</p>.<p>“I know the (pain of) not being able to access health care, having born in a small village,” Dr Sunil told <span class="italic">DH</span>.</p>.<p>“My parents and the villagers would travel close to 50 kilometres to reach a primary health centre. This prompted me to start a mobile clinic in Bengaluru as there are many in need of basic and emergency medical service.”</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/city/amid-low-testing-govt-says-covid-19-has-peaked-in-bengaluru-986383.html" target="_blank">Amid low testing, govt says Covid-19 has peaked in Bengaluru</a></strong></p>.<p>The number of people contacting Dr Sunil for medical help, both for Covid-related and non-Covid reasons, has been on the increase. “It would be helpful for us to attend to patients if we get information at least a day ahead or a few hours early,” he said.</p>.<p>Since he is involved in Covid duty, Dr Sunil has packed off his parents to his native village and is living alone. He is on 12-hour night duty at the BBMP clinic, from 8 pm to 8 am. He begins his mobile clinic after barely an hour of rest.</p>.<p>Dr Sunil can be reached at 6363832491 or 9741958428 (WhatsApp).</p>
<p>A ‘mobile doctor’ has been traversing across the city to treat those in need of medical attention, both Covid and non-Covid, unmindful of the pandemic situation.</p>.<p>Dr Sunil Kumar Hebbi, hailing from the tiny hamlet of Namadapura in Vijayapura district, works on a contract basis with the BBMP Covid clinic by night and serves the needy by the day for free.</p>.<p>Dr Sunil, 37, who graduated from the Bijapur Medical College in 2007, has converted his car into a mobile clinic and stacked up emergency medicines and equipment. Among the equipment were an oxygen cylinder and an ECG machine.</p>.<p>“I know the (pain of) not being able to access health care, having born in a small village,” Dr Sunil told <span class="italic">DH</span>.</p>.<p>“My parents and the villagers would travel close to 50 kilometres to reach a primary health centre. This prompted me to start a mobile clinic in Bengaluru as there are many in need of basic and emergency medical service.”</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/city/amid-low-testing-govt-says-covid-19-has-peaked-in-bengaluru-986383.html" target="_blank">Amid low testing, govt says Covid-19 has peaked in Bengaluru</a></strong></p>.<p>The number of people contacting Dr Sunil for medical help, both for Covid-related and non-Covid reasons, has been on the increase. “It would be helpful for us to attend to patients if we get information at least a day ahead or a few hours early,” he said.</p>.<p>Since he is involved in Covid duty, Dr Sunil has packed off his parents to his native village and is living alone. He is on 12-hour night duty at the BBMP clinic, from 8 pm to 8 am. He begins his mobile clinic after barely an hour of rest.</p>.<p>Dr Sunil can be reached at 6363832491 or 9741958428 (WhatsApp).</p>