Doctors' Orders: Laugh, Cry, Sing

In many countries, red-nosed, big-shoed, floppy-hatted clowns have become indispensable in patient care. And recently, clown doctors started silly-walking the halls of several hospitals in Singapore. Like Patch Adams, clown doctors make people smile, help lighten a heavy mood, lift damp spirits and provide a bit of relief. And behind the rubber-glove chickens and ditzy dance routines, there's an art that can only be realised after hours of professional training in medicine, science, culture, psychology, performing arts and more. That's then followed by more hours of practice visits and introspection. So send in the clowns, the compassionate clowns. ____________ Find out more: https://www.clowndoctors.org.sg/ Read the full story: http://www.ourbetterworld.org/story/n... ____________ Producer & Writer: Ashima Thomas Filmmaker: Anshul Tiwari ____________________________________________________________________ For more inspiring stories subscribe now! http://bit.ly/14Ohz8G Our Better World - Telling Stories. Inspiring Action. We tell stories of people doing good in Asia to inspire global action. We connect storytellers, the people doing good and the ones who’d love to help but don’t know how. We strive to build an engaged global community sharing skills, resources, time and effort, empowering every person with the conviction that each has the power to make the world better. Our Better World is a digital storytelling initiative of the Singapore International Foundation. We're happy for you to link to or embed our stuff on your site for non-commercial use. We'd appreciate being credited, with a link back to http://www.ourbetterworld.org.