Women of BHS
BHS is a not-for-profit organisation that provides primary health care services in rural areas of Udaipur and Salumber district. Most of the employees at each level, from the Head Office to the Swasth Kirans (SKs), are women. At the community level, Swasth Kirans, all women, equivalent to ASHAs, go door to door in their locality to screen for TB patients, monitor ANC women, screen children for danger signs, advise regarding family planning and provide contraceptives. They connect the community to the clinic. They conduct community meetings with women in each of their hamlets and educate them on various topics such as nutrition, PNC, newborn care, and cleanliness each month. Some of the SKs are illiterate and learn all about healthcare after joining BHS through the training sessions. The maximum formal education they have would be up to 8th standard. Yet because of their sheer passion and to earn from work that would be helpful for the community, they work as SKs. The ...