Thank you to all our friends for your support this financial year. PRASAD in India has had many successes since the mobile hospital began its work in Baba’s time. People in the Tansa Valley came to trust that the bus would arrive, rain, hail or shine. Today, most health services are delivered from the PRASAD [...]
Informed adolescents — adults with choices About 40% of girls in rural Maharashtra still marry before the legal age of 18 (46% in 2008; boys 2%). The numbers are declining slowly, but are still twice as high as in urban areas. These young women are more likely to be uninformed about sex and contraception, [...]
It’s a thirsty time of year - but what if the only water you had caused diarrhoea and carried fatal diseases? This is reality for many in India’s Tansa Valley. Nearly 75% of all diseases in India are due to contaminated water. Diarrhoea kills many children every year. It causes weight loss and stunted [...]
