Nahida Mushtaq

2 months ago | villagesquare.in | Nahida Mushtaq |Abu Bakr Maqbool |Satyabrata Panigrahy |Anuradha Varma

The snow is relentless, blanketing the narrow, winding roads of DH Pora, a remote village in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. For most, winter here means isolation, but for a group of fearless women, it signals a call to duty. Meet the ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) workers, unsung heroes of Kashmir’s healthcare system who battle deep snow and biting cold to ensure that no one in their community suffers or loses their life due to inaccessibility to medical care.