Thank you Quartz for covering Asha’s work in the slums. https://qz.com/india/2015174/asha-ngo-workers-help-control-covid-cases-in-delhi-slums/
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Asha COVID-19 Emergency Response: Asha treats relapsed Tuberculosis patients in the slums
There were a large number of TB patients in the Asha communities, most of whom got treated. Since Covid has spread in the slums, a number of treated patients have relapsed. They have become sputum positive again and are really sick. Some have been referred to TB hospitals for admission. That in itself is really…
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Volunteer to teach IELTS to Asha students
Hello Asha Supporters, Dr Kiran’s programme to get Asha students into universities outside India is amazing! Students have so far received scholarships to go to London, Sydney, Canberra, and Melbourne. But they have to pass the IELTS (International English Language Testing System) exam run by Cambridge University to be able to study in English-speaking countries.…
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Asha COVID-19 Emergency Response: Asha distributes grocery parcels to the needy living by the river bed slum
Dr Kiran: ”Hi everyone, some of you may have heard of the families living in great poverty on a dried river bed near the Interstate Bus Terminal of the city. The men are mostly cycle rickshaw pullers who have been out of work for over two months. The families live on mud in temporary shacks.…
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