Innovative boat clinics bring health and hope to thousands of men, women and children, among India’s poorest, who live along the mighty Brahmaputra river. As the monsoon rages, floodwaters ravage the remote island of Lamba Sapori in Dhemaji district in the northeastern state of Assam in India. Trapped in their waterlogged home, Punyadhar and Oipuli Morang are in dire distress. Their two-year child has had an acute asthmatic attack. There is little they can do, but hope for some help. Time ticks on; each moment’s breath a greater burden on the infant. Enter Boat Clinic ‘Shahnaz’. On a return trip from a health camp, the boat spots villagers frantically waving at them to stop. Its health team swings to the rescue. Treated with adequate doses of Salbutamol, the child recovers within minutes. For Punyadhar and Oipuli, the team is no less than godsend.