A day in the life of a nurse and community health officer in Nagaland, India By Krithika Murali, Katherine Seaton, and Kritika Gupta with support from Ojungsangla Longkumer At 9 a.m., the Mopungchuket Health and Wellness Center in Nagaland, India, opens its doors and Nurse and Community Health Officer Rongsenlila Pongen and her dedicated team
Access to health care is not always about distance, it can also be about awareness and mindset. By Indrani Kashyap. Photos by Shivani Agrawal. Mangrauli, India – Nurse Babli Pal’s prime location in the center of the village isn’t always enough to draw women and families to the potentially lifesaving services she provides. “They avoid
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
