Rajasthan's Nutrition Warrior Leads Her Village With 'Healthy Mother, Healthy Offspring' Motto
ASHA Worker Nisha Choubisa primarily looks after the health and nutrition of pregnant and lactating mothers and newborns. Her work has received multiple accolades, including a Nutrition Warrior award at the Outlook Poshan Awards, and recognition in 2018 from IPE Global, an Indian-international development consultancy.
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As an ASHA worker, Ms Choubisa has been working with the Anganwadi in her village for the last five years and has been making her community aware of health and nutrition. This was of prime importance to her since the nutritional rate of pregnant women and infants in her village was very low when she became a part of the primary healthcare in 2018.
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Lack of knowledge led to villagers following an old practise of home births, unaware of the risk factors it included. On the other hand, Ms. Choubisa not only persuades families to choose institutional delivery, but she also discusses postpartum care for both mother and newborn.
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Before joining the health workforce, Ms. Choubisa, an Arts graduate, worked in a private school as a science and English teacher. She calls on a regressive mentality set among villagers as the biggest obstacle to Majawada's success in accessing healthcare facilities. She decided to call it quits and started working as an Anganwadi worker to realise the community's needs.
