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…
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…
Dr Kiran: “Hello everyone, both the first and second wave of the pandemic in India have seen massive unemployment among the urban poor. They had not even recovered from the effects of the first wave, when the second wave struck.…
Dr Kiran: “The Asha family continues its work in the slums through such important partnerships with all of you during this pandemic ravaging the communities. So desperate are they during these times that they do not have the capacity to…
Dr Kiran: “Hello everyone, the team and Warriors are finding many individuals and families that are already in starvation mode or on the verge of starvation because of the extended lockdown. We are sending groceries and other essentials to them…
Dr Kiran- “Grocery parcels being given to the poor, the destitute, the elderly, families with young children, patients who have or had Covid, with kindness and compassion.” Donate for Asha’s Covid-19 emergency response:
Dr Kiran: ”The Asha team and Warriors rigorously monitoring Covid positive patients every day. Patients wait anxiously for their arrival. They and their families live in fear of the illness getting severe and they dread needing a hospital bed. The…
We are continuing to fight a battle with Covid; the crisis in the slums is devastating. Here is a link to a video recorded by Asha’s Founder and Director Dr Kiran Martin. This is her most recent update. We request…
Dr Kiran: “Hello friends, we have decided that we will reach out to as many other slums in the city as we can and help sick patients who have nowhere to go. Just as I imagined, our teams already began…
Dr Kiran: ”Here is a 32 year old male patient who is a known patient of Hypertension for the past one year. He tested positive for Covid and came to us with difficulty in breathing and uncontrolled hypertension. We immediately…
