Twenty-three years old Satish lives with his five-member family in Kusumpur slum colony. His father, a daily wage labourer struggles hard every day as a labourer to fend for his wife and four children, never sure of his next day…
A free eye camp was organized by the very generous, Dr. Jatinder Bhalla, Eye Surgeon, and his team from Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital on 21st of April. Dr. Bhalla is a part of Asha’s referral system, wherein the critical patients…
Sushma, a young mother of two daughters from Trilokpuri slum community works as a helper at different houses to support the family. Her husband, an alcoholic is often out of work, that forced Sushma to work till last months of…
As per WHO, despite significant progress over the last decades, TB continues to be the top infectious killer worldwide, claiming over 4500 lives a day. This disease is deeply rooted in populations where human rights and dignity are limited. While…
It was supposed to be one of the happiest moments in her life, but Phulwati was instead left devastated after her dreams of having a second child came crashing down when she delivered a stillborn baby in the year…
The Asha slum communities celebrated World Tuberculosis Day (March 24, 2017) with a lot of enthusiasm to raise awareness about the epidemic disease as well as working towards the total eradication of the disease from slum communities. The Women’s…
We had the immense pleasure of having the Australian High Commissioner to India, Her Excellency Ms Harinder Sidhu today. Dr Kiran warmly welcomed Her Excellency Ms Sidhu, Simon O’Connor, Political Section and Caitlin Laing, Administrator Direct Aid Programme at the…
Long-time Asha ambassadors from the UK, Dr Dick and Julie Hogben, Nigel and Sue Rees, Steve Baker and Dr Steve Dyer were here with us at Asha. During their two weeks stay, Steve, Nigel, Sue and Julie visited Asha slum…
This World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, the Asha slum communities came together to spread awareness about the disease and its prevention. Standing by the theme of this year – Unite to End TB – the community members of different age groups,…
This International Women’s Day, here is an acknowledgement to the wonderful efforts of some of the women from Asha communities. Their diligence and a strong desire to achieve something in life makes them stand out amongst others. These women have…
