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POLIO FREE INDIA

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People’s doc, polio warrior THOMAS ABRAHAM T+   T- Raman Bhatia Dr Mathew Varghese, head of orthopaedics at Delhi’s St Stephen’s Hospital, is a hero to his patients and legions of admirers, including Bill Gates    -  RAMESH SHARMA Booster dose: Rotary’s partnership was a game-changer in the government’s anti-polio drive    -  IMAGE COURTESY: ROTARY Raman Bhatia Dr Mathew Varghese, head of orthopaedics at Delhi’s St Stephen’s Hospital, is a hero to his patients and legions of admirers, including Bill Gates    -  RAMESH SHARMA As India remains polio-free for seven years, a tribute to a surgeon who has for 28 years fought the good fight for his patients, including some of the poorest in the country It is 10.15 on a February morning, and Dr Mathew Varghese appears looking fresh as a lark — there’s no sign of the work he has already wrapped up that morning: one knee replacement, and two surgeri