Dr Kiran: “Hello folks, In the early years of Asha, I remember seeing shocking symptoms of Vitamin A deficiency in young children. These symptoms were due to severe forms of Vitamin A deficiency. I saw children becoming blind at night,…
Rubina is a resident of Seelampur staying in one room shanty with her husband, one child and her in-laws. Rubina’s husband works as an assistant in a butcher’s shop on daily wage basis, earning a meagre income of 6000-7000 INR…
Dr Kiran- “Covishield vaccine begins for Asha frontline health workers today.”
Dr Kiran: “I had an exciting Zoom call with over 350 Asha team members and volunteers a couple of days back. Everyone was enthused and energized to continue working with even greater zeal and passion. I spoke about Compassion. The…
Dr Kiran: ‘This is the sad story of an 86 year old man called Kayamuddin. He lives on his own in a small shack in a corner of a tiny lane in Tigri slum community. Kayamuddin was a poor landless…
This is the sad story of 72-year-old Jhallo Devi who lives on her own in the Mayapuri slum colony, abandoned by her family. Jhallo spent her childhood working on the farms of landowners in the state of Bihar. She was…
Dr Kiran: ”Hello folks, I have considerably expanded the Asha Covid-19 public Health activities for the Elderly in our care in all the Asha communities. They have been suffering from great physical and emotional neglect, and it is sad to…
Dr Kiran-”Vitamin D Deficiency in the elderly has become a critical issue to address during the pandemic. Most elderly in the slums already suffer from it due to a diet poor in Vitamin D content. However the problem has been…
Dr Kiran- “Hello friends, these days my team and I have the care of the elderly in our slum communities as a major focus. This pandemic has caused them to suffer from hunger, disease, deficiency of micronutrients, and loneliness and…
Dr Kiran- “Hello folks! Today’s post is about the elderly living in the slums. Asha has been a witness to the magnitude of problems they face. They have endured a lifetime of poverty, poor nutrition, poor health care, and have…
