It is important also to educate the community to dispel harmful myths on nutrition of young children, adolescent girls and pregnant and lactating women. Men’s involvement...
Varanasi’s Diksha and Deepika risked their health to ensure every girl in their community has access to menstrual hygiene during the COVID-19 lockdown
Bihar’s Pawan Rekha Devi broke the shackles of orthodoxy and welcomed a new era of health and well being for her children
Owing to their on ground work in Uttarakhand, NGO SheWings realised that the major barrier faced by women in accessing menstrual hygiene products, is not having...
Hailing from Sitapur, one of India's most backward districts, 60-year-old Kalavati Devi’s spirit of making toilet accessible to the poor contributed in the construction of a...
23-year-old Sneha Mohandoss started a Food Bank in 2015 before the Chennai floods with an aim to fight hunger and to create a hunger-free nation
Years of gender bias has meant that women have been denied basics like access to nutritious food, sanitation and health care facilities, so this Women’s Day, we look...
According to experts, while the distribution of sanitary napkins among young girls is an important start, there is a need to go beyond menstrual products and...
Mizoram’s Deputy Commissioner Shashanka Ala started the ‘My School My Farm’ initiative, where in order to improve the nutritional status of the meals served in schools,...
Monalisa Padhee, a 31-year-old medical researcher has made it her life's mission to help women in rural areas live healthy lives by educating them about nutrition
On this International Women’s Day we take a look at the work of such women swasth warriors who are working relentlessly to make India a swasth...
On this International Women’s Day, NDTV speaks to experts to find out the must haves for women to stay healthy
34-year-old Dr Swaminathan Chandramouli runs “Doctor on Wheels”, a mobile-healthcare initiative to provide at-home medical services to senior citizens in...
70-year-old Dr Arunoday Mondal, a Padma awardee has been providing healthcare services for free to rural Sundarbans for over two...
Padma awardee Dr. Neelam Kler highlighted the importance of having a holistic healthcare approach to reduce neonatal and maternal mortality...
Dr Indira Chakravarty, who is a Public Health Specialist, said that the Banega Swasth India campaign has helped people understand...
Currently working as the Chairman of the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology and AIG Hospitals in Hyderabad, Padma awardee Dr Nageshwar...
