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Today the MLA of Anna Nagar Praveen Kumar visited Anna Nagar community at Asha’s invitation. He was visibly moved on hearing stories from the Asha warriors on ways in which the community was being given full support during such a hard time. He gave out grocery bags on behalf of Asha, and encouraged everyone to…

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/      

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…

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.…