Young Doctor’s Leadership and TCI Coaching Bring Family Planning and Health Services to Remote Bihar Community
The Iqbal Nagar Urban Primary Health Center (UPHC) in Gaya, Bihar, is a second home to a dedicated and young medical officer in-charge (MOIC), Dr. Rupam Kumari. She believes: No matter how difficult a task may be, if you remain firm and focused, it will finally get...
Garima Shukla Builds Trust and Champions Family Planning Through Compassionate Counseling in Hardoi, India
Since 2012, Garima Shukla has been a trusted counselor at the District Women’s Hospital in Hardoi, a city supported by The Challenge Initiative (TCI). As a Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health (RMNCHA) counselor, the 51-year-old provides...
Breaking Taboos, Building Trust: How Veena’s MAS Group is Advancing Family Planning in Dhanbad, India
In a community where conversations about family planning are often taboo, Veena Devi, an Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) in Kankani, Dhanbad, is breaking the silence and empowering women through the Mahila Arogya Samiti (MAS). Her journey began after...
Dr. Mala Srivastava Champions Family Planning Access in Patna, Bihar, Believing ‘Every Challenge Has a Solution’
Dr. Mala Srivastava is a gynecologist who for the last 12 years has been serving as the medical officer in-charge (MOIC) at the Marufganj urban primary health center (UPHC) in Patna, Bihar. She had been working to advance family planning services in her region for...
