As I saw the pictures of Asha grocery bags being delivered to some of the neediest persons in their homes, I felt grateful that Asha has the ability to help when they are experiencing so much financial distress. I could…
In the first week of January, when the Government of India announced its decision to vaccinate the frontline workers and elderly with the precautionary or the booster dose of Covid vaccine as well as vaccinate all children in the 15-18…
Hello everyone, Omicron is raging through the slums these days. More than half of those we test are positive. And we are only testing the elderly, or those with comorbidities. We are working very hard to continue vaccination camps in…
Hello everyone, I have started getting PCR tests for a sample of the population in certain communities, privately, at our own cost. So many people have colds and coughs, and the aim is to determine whether it is mostly Covid…
98-year-old Akhila from Seelampur and many other elderly and differently-abled slum residents would not have received Covid-19 vaccination if there were no vaccination camps across the Asha centres! Asha has strengthened the Government of India’s Covid-19 vaccination drive and made…
Dr Kiran Martin, Asha’s Founder speaks to Asha slum residents on Omicron. Here is the YouTube link:
Hi folks, Omicron is rising rapidly in Delhi. Full PPE has been instituted for team members, high-quality N95 masks are being distributed, strict Covid protocols in the Asha centres, vaccination for 15 years and above has begun, vaccination camps are…
Our Vitamin D3 injection campaign continues. Most have received it, and those who are left are coming these days. The administration of Vit D3 in 2021 is bound to reduce positivity and severity of Covid 19 in 2022. Vitamin D…
Anil is a 33-year-old man who resides in the lanes of Dr Ambedkar Basti slum. He has a 2-bedroom house, where he lives with his wife and 3 children. Living in a slum is not easy, along with life’s trials…
Hi everyone, I’ve been encouraging all locally elected representatives to be invited to visit the Asha communities. These relationships are critical to the living conditions and needs of slum residents. Here is a Municipal Councillor, elected rep of a large…
