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Asha COVID-19 Emergency Response: ASHA USA organise the first Virtual Fundraiser to raise funds for Asha

Amidst the outbreak of COVID 19, Sacramento Chapter of ASHA-USA organised the Virtual Fundraiser, the first of its kind on June 27, 2020. Every year Friends of Asha- USA organises ASHA (Day) fundraiser event in the month of September but…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Asha COVID-19 Emergency Response: India becomes the world’s 3rd highest country for coronavirus cases- Asha slums get positive cases

With the rising cases of COVID-19 positive cases in India with each passing day, India has now become the third worst-affected country in the world. This has affected the Asha slum communities as well wherein there have been multiple positive…

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