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ASHA workers

Understanding the role of community health workers in improving healthcare outcomes in India—what drives them, their challenges, and how they support communities.

Santosh Charan, an ASHA sahyogini in Chittorgarh--healthcare
September 11, 2024
An ASHA stands up for herself and the women in her community
A day in the life of an ASHA sahyogini who isn't deterred by the challenges she faces in rural Rajasthan.
by Santosh Charan | 7 min read
a man standing in front of a yellow primary health centre-pregnancy
July 25, 2024
Home delivery: What’s at stake?
by Chanda Sharma | 2 min read
Women sitting in a group_chiranjeevi scheme
July 16, 2024
Bureaucratic blues: Rajasthan’s healthcare workers struggle with changing policies
by Rameshwar Lal Sharma, Tara Sharma | 2 min read
Women sitting in a group_women's health
January 18, 2024
Celebrating blood tests: Transforming health norms in rural Maharashtra
by Ajit Kanitkar, Suvarna Sunil Gokhale | 3 min read
children with teachers in an anganwadi_anganwadi
October 19, 2023
Learning without an anganwadi in a flood-prone village
by Atreyee Das | 2 min read
ASHAs in Chennai - ASHA workers
January 19, 2023
ASHAs: Informal workers in the formal sector
ASHA workers are a crucial part of the public health system. Despite this, they experience precarious working conditions in the form of long hours, low wages, and a lack of social security.
by Anirudh Chakradhar, Sudev Madhav | 6 min read
Four women standing with posters demanding better working conditions_social welfare
December 20, 2022
ASHA workers need better working conditions, not hero worship
ASHAs and Anganwadi workers play a vital role in delivering government’s social welfare schemes, but they are denied employment benefits, minimum wage, and job security.
by Raja Venkata Krishna Dandamudi, V G Sreeram | 11 min read
incense sticks burning in a plate_rituals
December 16, 2022
The importance of rituals in behaviour change
Rituals are often seen as mere superstitions in direct opposition to biomedical practices. Here's why this understanding is a mistake.
by Faiz Hashmi, Neela A Saldanha, Nachiket Mor, Cristine H Legare | 4 min read
An ASHA worker walking on an empty road_Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation_Prashant Panjiar-ASHA worker
November 9, 2021
Reimagining the role of ASHA workers
An ASHA worker from Haryana talks about the challenges of rural healthcare, the need for an efficient public health system, and the caste–class nexus within which health workers operate.
by The Third Eye | 9 min read
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October 12, 2021
“People have lost their faith in us”: ASHA workers fight COVID-19 and more
by Priyanshu Krishnamoorthi | 2 min read
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