October 15, 2020

Women Hold the Key to Last Mile Reach in Healthcare

Rural women are key agents for development, yet in India, there remains a large, latent potential in the country's women — particularly in rural areas. However, many communities are finding ways to tap this latent potential to enable 'last mile reach' in remote, rural communities for various community services — in particular, healthcare.


Ambuja Foundation's Pearl Tiwari authored an article for English Jagran on this topic which was recently published — you can find the full article here:


https://english.jagran.com/lifestyle/how-enabling-sakhis-in-rural-india-can-tackle-tobacco-control-child-development-adolescent-reproductive-and-sexual-health-10017170

Tags: Women, Health
October 15, 2020

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