A billboard marks the spot where 9-year-old Asha Degree was last seen alive. For years, her bright eyes have gazed out at drivers on North Carolina Highway 18 as they whiz past, silently imploring ...

For over two decades, Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) workers have formed the backbone of India’s public health system. Tasked with providing essential healthcare services at the grassroots ...

he Nokia Lumia range might be making headlines, but Nokia's feature phones including its relatively new Asha series phones are the ones making cash registers ring for the company across India. The ...

ASHA workers protest in front of the State secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram, to press their demand for a hike in honorarium, retirement benefits and improved service conditions | Photo Credit: TH ...

One day, a friend mentioned an Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) training programme at the local panchayat near Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, and she decided to attend it. In 2018, she became ...

“If anyone says Burman sa’ab sang through his nose, he should be slapped,” veteran singer Asha Bhosle had once remarked after getting irked by a comment made by singer Himesh Reshammiya. In a recent ...

Babygirija has spent over a decade working as an ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) worker in Kerala, dedicating herself to the health and well-being of her community. Yet, despite her ...

The government decided to call them Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA in Hindi means hope). In 2005, the Centre launched the National Rural Health Mission, and nominated ASHAs to be the ...