Ground Reportage

In frames: Jharkhand's health crisis, Covid orphans and the broken rural belt

A photo essay from Jharkhand — district hospitals, village health camps, community workers, and the long aftermath of Covid-19. All photographs by Abhishek Angad.

By Abhishek Angad27 June 2026

In frames: Jharkhand's health crisis, Covid orphans and the broken rural belt — Photographs from Jharkhand, 2024–2026. Photo credit: Abhishek Angad

Photographs from Jharkhand, 2024–2026. Photo credit: Abhishek Angad

These photographs were taken across Jharkhand over 2024–2026, during reporting on Covid-19 aftereffects, kala azar, hospital infrastructure and the condition of community health workers.

All photographs by Abhishek Angad. Photo credit: Abhishek Angad.

In frames: Jharkhand's health crisis, Covid orphans and the broken rural belt