From Poor Housewife to Accomplished Government Health Supervisor
Liberating Human Potential
Rekah Mawi is a resident of the Barwani Tribal district of Madhya Pradesh, India. At an early age, she married a daily wage earner named Anil. Rekha soon realized that her husband was an alcoholic, and his meager daily income coupled with his frequent, compulsive spending on alcohol was not enough to support the family. Rekha was specially concerned for the welfare of their two children. On April 1, 2010, Rekha met with Radha Chouhan, the District Coordinator of RMF India’s Barwani…
Amita, one of…
I heard about the Real Medicine Foundation and that they would be needing help in Ahmedabad, Gujarat through a friend of a friend. Always looking for any unique volunteer opportunity, I jumped to the occasion. They needed me to assist patients and their families that came to the Civil Hospital, a local government hospital, for advanced medical care. Even though I had vast experience at hospitals in the United States, I had never before been to a hospital at India. I was only vaguely familiar with how healthcare worked…
Surya in class with his peers at the Bhil Academy
photo: Naiara with Anandini
photo: Conducting a field-assessment…
photo: Shakuntala before surgery
photo: eV Renewables´s staff members working at the Bhil Academy
photo: Caitlin, and the mothers and children at the Malnutrition clinic
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Madhya Pradesh has the highest rate of childhood malnutrition in India, with upwards of 60% of all children under 5 years old underweight. In many tribal communities in the state, this rate may be even higher, with alarmingly high rates of severe and moderate acute malnutrition. These communities often have limited access to government resources meant to prevent and treat malnutrition and have…
photo: Pankaj walking
If you were considering donating to a worthy cause in 2010 and taking advantage of the tax benefits of charitable donations, now is your last chance to contribute!
This holiday season, support us in combating the malnutrition crisis among children in India. Help us to provide for the highest quality treatment and care at 
At RMF’s behest, the Jhabua District Collector (in-charge of the district) called Jhabua’s first ever 
Back in April I blogged about an HIV+ pregnant woman who came to talk about terminating a pregnancy. She had already lost 4 children, still births, before she was diagnosed HIV, and then saw no hope in this 5th pregnancy. When she came in however, she was already past 3 months pregnant, too late for an abortion. We counseled the family that its possible for an HIV mother to have an HIV- child, 99% positive actually, if the family follows the proper Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission protocol (PMTCT). I’ve never seen someone more relieved and hopeful…
photo: Maria and Pankaj
Very good article published in Sunday’s New York Times about the malnutrition and food crisis in India. This focuses specifically on the crisis in Jhabua and Madhya Pradesh where our 
Setu and Matt in Bhil Academy’s Health Center
Field in Umri, Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh. April 2009
Dr. Fabian Toegel addressing men and women representing over 40 tribal villages in malnutrition identification, treatment, and prevention. April 25th, 2009
