Large patient masses waiting outside an outpatient clinic run by the German aid organisation Aerzte fuer die Dritte Welt (Doctors for the Third World). Pictured on the right is a seriously ill woman. These people are hoping to be treated by Doctors for the Third World in co-operation with the Howrah South Point aid agency. In the outlying districts of Kolkata (Calcutta), doctor's visits are rare, apx. once a week. Generally, most patients cannot be treated during this one day. Common ailments are hypertension, severe diabetes and tuberculosis. Howrah, Hooghly, West Bengal, India, Asia