Oct 19, 2020 | India, India Urban Tale, TCI News
TCIHC Urban Tales: Creating Family Planning Coaches Within the Health System in Indore Contributor: Parul Saxena Rajni Pandey is an auxiliary nurse midwife (ANM) in Malharganj zone, Indore, Madhya Pradesh. Her story below is part of a series from The Challenge...
Sep 8, 2020 | India, India Urban Tale, TCI News
TCIHC Urban Tales: ASHAs in Moradabad Help Dispel Myths with Young First-Time Parents Contributors: Anupam Anand and Parul Saxena The following story is part of a series from The Challenge Initiative for Healthy Cities (TCIHC) called “Urban Tales,” occasional...
Jul 13, 2020 | India, India Urban Tale, TCI News
TCIHC Urban Tales: Ujjain Dispensary Lady Health Visitor Becomes Preferred Family Planning Counselor Contributors: Izhar Uddin Qureshi and Parul Saxena A long queue stood outside the counseling room at the Chhatrichowk civil dispensary in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. But...
Jun 12, 2020 | India, India Urban Tale, TCI News
TCIHC Urban Tales: ASHA’s Contraceptive Reminder Technique Spreads Through Her Community Contributors: Shafique Khan and Parul Saxena ASHA Nazreen Gulzar developed a novel way to remind herself to take her contraceptive pill each week so she does not miss a...
May 12, 2020 | India, India Urban Tale, TCI News
TCIHC Urban Tale: ASHA Helps Woman Move Beyond Just Surviving to Live Life to the Fullest Contributors: Indra Bhushan Srivastava and Parul Saxena Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) are empowering women like Rani Burman living in Madhya Pradesh, India, to seek...
Apr 17, 2020 | India, India Urban Tale, TCI News
TCIHC Urban Tale: Family Planning Offers New Beginnings for Young Mothers in India Contributors: Parul Saxena, Amardeep Kohli and Nivedita Shahi When hearing about a woman in her early twenties living in an urban slum in India with three or more children and health...
