By Pankaja Srinivasan
तमिलनाडु भर में जनजातीय समुदाय बेहत स्वास्थ्य सेवाओं तक न ही पहुंच पाते हैं और न ही उसका खर्च उठा सकते हैं। कोयंबटूर की एक गैर-लाभकारी संस्था डॉक्टरनेट इंडिया राज्य भर में वालंटियर और डॉक्टरों के अपने नेटवर्क के साथ उस असमानता को दूर करने की कोशिश में लगी है।
तमिलनाडु भर में जनजातीय समुदाय बेहत स्वास्थ्य सेवाओं तक न ही पहुंच पाते हैं और न ही उसका खर्च उठा सकते हैं। कोयंबटूर की एक गैर-लाभकारी संस्था डॉक्टरनेट इंडिया राज्य भर में वालंटियर और डॉक्टरों के अपने नेटवर्क के साथ उस असमानता को दूर करने की कोशिश में लगी है।
By Manoj Choudhary
A nonprofit, Transform Rural India Foundation, is working with hundreds of thousands villagers in Ranchi and Simdega districts of Jharkhand to familiarise them with various government health schemes for pregnant and lactating mothers, including free institutional delivery.
A nonprofit, Transform Rural India Foundation, is working with hundreds of thousands villagers in Ranchi and Simdega districts of Jharkhand to familiarise them with various government health schemes for pregnant and lactating mothers, including free institutional delivery.
By Sachin Tulsa tripathi
Five lives were lost in the tribal dominated Bhattan Tola village in Madhya Pradesh between August 11 and 23. Three of the dead are children. The hamlet, with 1,500 people, has only one dugwell for drinking water. Three hand pumps are dry.
Five lives were lost in the tribal dominated Bhattan Tola village in Madhya Pradesh between August 11 and 23. Three of the dead are children. The hamlet, with 1,500 people, has only one dugwell for drinking water. Three hand pumps are dry.
By Pankaja Srinivasan
Tribal communities across Tamil Nadu often slip through the cracks when it comes to quality healthcare that they can neither access nor afford. DoctorNet India, a Coimbatore-based non-profit, is trying to bridge that inequity with its network of volunteers and empathetic doctors across the state.
Tribal communities across Tamil Nadu often slip through the cracks when it comes to quality healthcare that they can neither access nor afford. DoctorNet India, a Coimbatore-based non-profit, is trying to bridge that inequity with its network of volunteers and empathetic doctors across the state.
By Ashis Senapati
The younger generation of Mundapota Kela tribe in Odisha has grown up watching the male members hold their breath and bury their heads in soil to earn a living. Many of its members are now weaving mats and brooms from date-palm leaves to make the ends meet. However, the community still has no access to safe drinking water.
The younger generation of Mundapota Kela tribe in Odisha has grown up watching the male members hold their breath and bury their heads in soil to earn a living. Many of its members are now weaving mats and brooms from date-palm leaves to make the ends meet. However, the community still has no access to safe drinking water.
By Manoj Choudhary
The e-Sanjeevani service is providing medical consultation to inhabitants of remote villages in Jharkhand, who often had to do without because of long distances to the nearest health centres and lack of transportation.
The e-Sanjeevani service is providing medical consultation to inhabitants of remote villages in Jharkhand, who often had to do without because of long distances to the nearest health centres and lack of transportation.
By Satish Malviya
An estimated 12,000 Bhil tribal residents along the Udai river in Nandurbar district of Maharashtra have no access to healthcare, education, livelihood, administration and communication. All because the promised bridge over the river Udai has been under construction for the past 15 years and still remains incomplete.
An estimated 12,000 Bhil tribal residents along the Udai river in Nandurbar district of Maharashtra have no access to healthcare, education, livelihood, administration and communication. All because the promised bridge over the river Udai has been under construction for the past 15 years and still remains incomplete.
By Pratyaksh Srivastava
Since 2014, Shantilal Khardi has been cultivating more than 200 medicinal roots, shrubs and herbs on his 30 bighas of land in Bhamti village in Rajasthan.
Since 2014, Shantilal Khardi has been cultivating more than 200 medicinal roots, shrubs and herbs on his 30 bighas of land in Bhamti village in Rajasthan.
By Pankaja Srinivasan
Can traditional healing practices be integrated with mainstream medicine? A conclave organised by Tata Steel Foundation in Jamshedpur fielded this question from traditional tribal healers from Ladakh to Tamil Nadu, who feared ancient medicinal wisdom was in danger of disappearing.
Can traditional healing practices be integrated with mainstream medicine? A conclave organised by Tata Steel Foundation in Jamshedpur fielded this question from traditional tribal healers from Ladakh to Tamil Nadu, who feared ancient medicinal wisdom was in danger of disappearing.
By गाँव कनेक्शन
'The State of Rural India Report 2021' is a unique compendium of 14 themes and 60 stories that define the key happenings and developments in India's villages in 2021.These broad themes include The Second Wave; Health; Agriculture; Livelihood; Water; Disasters; Forest and Wildlife; Climate Change; Adivasi; Gender Matters; Education, Youth & Sports; Art, Craft & Tradition; Agents of Change; and Food, Festival & Culture.
'The State of Rural India Report 2021' is a unique compendium of 14 themes and 60 stories that define the key happenings and developments in India's villages in 2021.These broad themes include The Second Wave; Health; Agriculture; Livelihood; Water; Disasters; Forest and Wildlife; Climate Change; Adivasi; Gender Matters; Education, Youth & Sports; Art, Craft & Tradition; Agents of Change; and Food, Festival & Culture.