Category Archives: Asha Health Care

Healing Hands: How Physiotherapy Helped Pachi Amma

If you meet Pachi, whom everyone lovingly calls Amma, the first thing you notice is her gentle smile. She is 85 years old and has lived in the Ekta Vihar slum community for more than thirty years. After her husband passed away, she raised her three sons alone, working through many hardships with the hope…
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A Ray of Care in Mansarovar: The Impact of Asha’s Mobile Health Van

When Asha’s Mobile Health Van first arrived in the Mansarovar slum community, also known as Lal Bagh, in May 2025, many families watched from a distance. This scavengers community had rarely seen regular healthcare services. For years, people had learned to live with illness, often treating symptoms at home or ignoring them until they became…
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Holding on to Life, Holding on to Hope

In the Mayapuri slum, right beside the deafening railway track, lives Mamta—a woman whose life has been marked by storms, yet whose spirit continues to shine. Married off at just 13, Mamta lost her father soon after, and poverty quickly closed in on her young life. At only 18, she was struck by Tuberculosis. Weak…
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Pain to Peace: Haseena’s Journey with Asha

Haseena, a 65-year-old woman from the Jeevan Nagar slum community, has lived a life marked by hardship and loneliness. She married against her family’s wishes, only to discover that her husband already had another family who never accepted her. Ten years ago, her husband passed away due to excessive drinking, leaving her completely alone. His…
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