Healing in Jaffna: What the North Taught a Southern Doctor About Empathy
Kondavil: A Masterclass in Compassionate Care When I first stepped into the Family Health Center (FHC) in Kondavil, Jaffna, I had no idea that this quiet, unassuming facility in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province would become one of the most formative classrooms of my career. It quickly revealed itself as a living model of what a family health center should be across the island. As a family physician from Wattala, I arrived with curiosity, humility, and not a word of Tamil. But what I lacked in lan
Dr. Shane Halpe