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Find out what the world’s leading thinkers, politicians and cultural figures really think, as they talk about their lives for thirty minutes on The Interview.

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A half hour interview with interesting and prominent people from around the world with a great range of interests and opinions. Each week, one person is put under the spotlight by either Owen Bennett-Jones or Carrie Gracie, the two presenters on The Interview.  

They explore topical issues, personal motivation and interviewee's hopes and fears. The style is informal and conversational, but at times searching and combative when required.

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The Interview Archive: 14/01/2011 Dr Devi Shetty: Dr Devi Shetty, Surgeon and Philanthropist

14/01/2011 Dr Devi Shetty

14/01/2011 Dr Devi Shetty: Dr Devi Shetty, Surgeon and Philanthropist

Dr Devi Shetty, Surgeon and Philanthropist

BBC World Service - The Interview Archive, Dr Devi Shetty, Surgeon and Philanthropist

The heart surgeon who believes specialist healthcare should be available to rich and poor

Devi Shetty is a top Indian heart surgeon with a big idea. He believes specialist healthcare should be available to the very poor of India just as much as the rich.

Devi Shetty is a top Indian heart surgeon with a big idea. He believes specialist healthcare should be available to the very poor of India just as much as the rich. 

Ten years ago Dr Shetty founded a hospital in Bangalore in Southern India which charges people according to what they can afford. 

The rich go for the very best surgery. The poor go there because they can. 

Carrie Gracie asks him whether his model can really overturn healthcare provision.

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