Mobile boat clinics and maternal care where hospitals are days away
For 1 in 3 coastal families, the nearest hospital is more than a day away by foot. We bring primary care, vaccinations, and safe childbirth to island jetties.
Photo: Sundarbans Boat Clinic, 2025 © Tideline
When high tides wash out dirt roads, preventative medicine cannot stop.
Over sixty-two thousand patients received direct medical consultation aboard our fleet in 2025. Resident community health workers provide triage between scheduled boat dockings.
Read about our clinic boat fleet →Custom wooden vessels carrying diagnostic labs and delivery rooms
Each boat is equipped with clean examination tables, ultrasonic scanners, cold refrigeration for vaccines, and clean potable water filtration.
Equipping village women with clinical prenatal training
Rather than flying in foreign doctors for short stints, we train local healthcare workers who live on the islands year-round.
Fund a month of life-saving medicines on a clinic boat
Ninety-one percent of our funding comes directly from individual donors. Unrestricted monthly support ensures our doctors can stay when roads are washed away.