Islamabad, Pakistan — A series of miscarriages prompted Shaista Munir to visit her local health center and discuss ways to prevent getting pregnant again. A mother of three children, Munir met with a health provider who counseled her on a range of family planning options that would meet her needs and allow her to focus
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Born Healthy in Badrika
Nurse-midwife Maya Devi Sharma ensures access to quality health services before, during and after childbirth. By Indrani Kashyap Listen in as storyteller Indrani Kashyap takes us on a journey through Badrika, India. Indrani Kashyap | Sr. Regional Communicator, Jhpiego On a bright winter morning in Badrika, an agrarian village in North India surrounded by yellow
Women Leading Efforts to Improve Health and Nutrition of Children and Families in Guatemala
By Fernando Arevalo and Indrani Kashyap In the high mountains of Agua Alegre in Huehuetenango, a community of mostly indigenous people in Guatemala, Brende Evelia Tomás is charting a new path in improving the health and welfare of women, children and families. Her recent election to the municipal health commission—as one of three women—has put