Antenatal care comes under one of those categories of healthcare that has been seriously neglected by the government hospitals owing to the pandemic and the lockdown in Delhi. Asha realized the need for an urgent need of Antenatal care clinics to be conducted as soon as possible to provide aid to helpless pregnant women in…
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Asha COVID-19 Emergency Response: High energy and High protein powder created to promote weight in Malnutrition Women
There has recently been a high growth of severely malnourished women in the Asha slums. Many women have lost a lot of weight and have a very low BMI owing to the after-effects of the lockdown in India. Asha has created a special recipe for a ‘High energy High protein powder’ to be distributed daily…
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Asha COVID-19 Emergency Response: Reusable cloth masks distributed to the neediest within all Asha slums
It is widely known today that COVID-19 is spread through respiratory droplets. To reduce the spread of this virus, WHO has recommended wearing masks in public settings along with maintaining social distancing measures. With the rising cases in India, Asha realised the urgent need to accommodate each slum dweller with a cloth mask that is…
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Asha COVID-19 Emergency Response: Typhoid Vaccine procured and administered for all Asha children aged 2 years and above
At this time each year, Typhoid cases tend to increase in the slums. The change in the weather brings with it this disease that rapidly affects children aged 2 and above. The pandemic has made the procurement of vaccines highly difficult, however, Asha has managed to procure the same for young children who require the…
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