Punjab's Medical Mile

In this special edition of Business Matters, Vivienne Nunis is live from the Indian state of Punjab where she takes a trip to ‘Medi street’ where there’s the highest number of medical clinics and hospitals per capita in Asia. A report from a blanket factory reveals the lack of workplace safety. Also on the programme, a special interview with Punjabi poet Jasmine Kaur, who’s making a name for herself around the world. For comment throughout the programme, Vivienne is joined by Neerja Joshi, a former nurse and assistant professor at a medical college in Jalandhar plus social worker and workplace safety campaigner Manav Singh.

PHOTO: A woman with her new born baby in Civic General Hospital, Jalandhar, India. PHOTO CREDIT: BBC