By Rahul Jha
Due to the strike by 100,000 ASHAs, vaccination activities in the state are affected, and several primary healthcare centres in villages have stopped providing health services.
Due to the strike by 100,000 ASHAs, vaccination activities in the state are affected, and several primary healthcare centres in villages have stopped providing health services.
By Shubham Koul
For more than six lakh villages in India where medical facilities aren't easily accessible, a silent army of 860,000 health care professionals are the only ray of hope. However, this ‘pink army’ is not happy. Dismally low salaries, erratic work schedule and long working hours are just some of the issues that these women face
For more than six lakh villages in India where medical facilities aren't easily accessible, a silent army of 860,000 health care professionals are the only ray of hope. However, this ‘pink army’ is not happy. Dismally low salaries, erratic work schedule and long working hours are just some of the issues that these women face
By Madhu Sudan Chatterjee
In the many remote tribal villages of Bankura district in West Bengal, ASHA workers are the sole healthcare providers. These frontline workers go far beyond the call of duty to ensure timely medical care. Gaon Connection caught up with these custodians of rural healthcare.
In the many remote tribal villages of Bankura district in West Bengal, ASHA workers are the sole healthcare providers. These frontline workers go far beyond the call of duty to ensure timely medical care. Gaon Connection caught up with these custodians of rural healthcare.
By Manish Dubey
ASHA worker Annapoorna Singh is afflicted with polio and that is what gives her the drive to ensure children who come under her care in Kanpur, are inoculated on time. She also counsels parents about the importance of polio vaccines and helps with institutional deliveries.
ASHA worker Annapoorna Singh is afflicted with polio and that is what gives her the drive to ensure children who come under her care in Kanpur, are inoculated on time. She also counsels parents about the importance of polio vaccines and helps with institutional deliveries.
By Ramji Mishra
Uma Devi is a frontline healthcare worker in rural Uttar Pradesh who has marched on despite strife in her personal life, and has been honoured by Kareena Kapoor, actor and brand ambassador for UNICEF, for promoting mother and child health.
Uma Devi is a frontline healthcare worker in rural Uttar Pradesh who has marched on despite strife in her personal life, and has been honoured by Kareena Kapoor, actor and brand ambassador for UNICEF, for promoting mother and child health.
By Aishwarya Tripathi
Meet a 58-year-old grandmother, an ASHA worker in a village, who has found a tech guru in her 16-year-old granddaughter and is learning the nuances of the internet for work as well as entertainment
Meet a 58-year-old grandmother, an ASHA worker in a village, who has found a tech guru in her 16-year-old granddaughter and is learning the nuances of the internet for work as well as entertainment
By Aishwarya Tripathi
Her miscarriage turned Pyari Devi into an unofficial healthcare worker in Mamna village of Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh. So that other women do not suffer the same fate, she acts as an advisor, facilitator and a friend of local women and a key link between them and the Mahoba district hospital.
Her miscarriage turned Pyari Devi into an unofficial healthcare worker in Mamna village of Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh. So that other women do not suffer the same fate, she acts as an advisor, facilitator and a friend of local women and a key link between them and the Mahoba district hospital.
By Laraib Fatima Warsi
A teacher from Jodhpur, Rajasthan builds bridges for children who have migrated from Sindh in Pakistan, so that they can integrate smoothly into their new home.
A teacher from Jodhpur, Rajasthan builds bridges for children who have migrated from Sindh in Pakistan, so that they can integrate smoothly into their new home.
By Shivani Gupta
दस लाख से अधिक आशा कार्यकर्ता कोरोना महामारी से ग्रामीण भारत को जागरूक कर रहीं हैं, लेकिन कोरोना संक्रमण से सुरक्षा के लिए फेस मास्क, सैनिटाइजर नहीं दिए गए हैं। 1,000 रुपये प्रति माह का कोरोना-19 ड्यूटी इंसेंटिव भी कई महीनें बाद भी उन तक नहीं पहुंचा है।
दस लाख से अधिक आशा कार्यकर्ता कोरोना महामारी से ग्रामीण भारत को जागरूक कर रहीं हैं, लेकिन कोरोना संक्रमण से सुरक्षा के लिए फेस मास्क, सैनिटाइजर नहीं दिए गए हैं। 1,000 रुपये प्रति माह का कोरोना-19 ड्यूटी इंसेंटिव भी कई महीनें बाद भी उन तक नहीं पहुंचा है।
By Rajesh Khandelwal
A government school teacher in Alwar, Rajasthan, took it upon herself to teach self-defence to young girls so that they may never walk in fear. Asha Suman has so far taught self defence to more than 30,000 girls including 300 visually impaired and speech and hearing impaired ones, and women constables.
A government school teacher in Alwar, Rajasthan, took it upon herself to teach self-defence to young girls so that they may never walk in fear. Asha Suman has so far taught self defence to more than 30,000 girls including 300 visually impaired and speech and hearing impaired ones, and women constables.