Starting at the beginning
The Women’s Health Association-Mangal Pratap Stree Arogya Kendra, located near Pathari and Belati villages in Solapur, Maharashtra began as a
What does She want?
It had been decided that a rural women’s health center had to be opened on the Belati-Pathari road- The Women’s
‘Aarthik Vikas’ (Financial Progress) of rural women
It has been over a year since we started full-time operations at StreeArogya Rural Foundation, a non-profit organization to advance
Involvement in Mission Anandi
Understanding a program for providing preventive screening services for women of Dharashiv District, Maharashtra Author: Dr. Shirish Ghadi (Specialist Health,
Health camps: History and our story
A camp is broadly defined as a stationary or mobile short-term intervention for targeted communities typically lasting a few hours a day
Homecoming!
After 31 years practicing medicine in Denmark, this October I returned to India, to actually practice medicine again. It felt like a
Lost to follow-up
What is ‘lost to follow-up’? If exposed to the medical or public health world, you may be familiar with this
Continuity of healthcare: The family doctor’s way
Do you remember the age-old era of the 1970s-80s, when there was the concept of a ‘family doctor’? This person
Start them young!
Our team at Mangal Pratap Stree Arogya Kendra has started conducting health education sessions for students in the village schools
A Menstrual Cup for all
The conversation on women’s health is incomplete if menstruation is not addressed. On average, a woman experiences her monthly period
Health is where the Hearth is
What we eat contributes in a big way to our overall health and well-being. In today’s fast-paced digital age, eating
Main Bharat ki Naari Hoon (I am an Indian Woman)
The highlight of the program we conducted on 19th February 2025 was 25 adolescent girls shouting in one unified voice: “Phool
She Listens and Implements!
When I first began working in rural India, I was often warned, “The women here don’t listen to our advice.
Garbhasatya: Using media in healthcare
The idea blossomed in our minds about a year ago. The idea of using arts, media to convey health-related messages
What is an NGO, and what do we do?
I have worked in an NGO (StreeArogya Rural Foundation-SARF) in Belati village, North Solapur Taluk, since July 2024. People often