Media coverage of our implementation partner, The Antara Foundation

In The News
Ashok Writes

The Antara Foundation: Tackling Maternal and Child Mortality and Malnutrition
26 Feb 2021
In his latest blog piece for Indiaspora, Ashok writes about Antara Foundation's journey and contributions towards tackling maternal and child mortality and malnutrition in India.

India’s menstrual health: End the crisis of shame
04 Aug 2019
Ashok points out areas needing urgent attention to address India's menstrual health crisis in this column for the Hindustan Times
Piyush Writes

Can new-age technology transform healthcare?
09 July 2019
Piyush commences an article series on the impact of new-age technology on public health by laying out a framework for analysis.

Moving target - Migration and maternal health
09 May 2019
In this article, Piyush looks at migration in India and how it impacts the health of mothers and newborn children.
Ashok Answers

‘Problems must be prevented before they become health emergencies’: Ashok Alexander
In connection with his TED talk, Ashok spoke with HT about public health in India.
21 November 2019

Indian efforts to reduce new HIV cases pay off
This article in the Straits Times celebrates India's HIV-prevention efforts. It features Ashok's thoughts on the factors that contributed to the success of the Gates Foundation's Avahan program
05 August 2018
Quoted

‘Yellow bindis’ mean high-risk: India’s new health map for women and children
In this global development feature published in the Guardian, Amrit Dhillon provides a vivid account of Antara Foundation's work in Rajasthan.
03 March 2020

McKinsey and Gates Foundation alum Ashok Alexander on using data for a good cause
Ashok reflects on his career and highlights learnings (grassroots data, community) that have served him well
30 March 2019

Public health services NPO partners with a digital technology firm for innovative solutions
A feature on the integrated AAA app, enabling real-time sharing between Government frontline workers - ASHAs, Anganwadi Workers, ANMs
08 May 2019

With this new app, public health workers can now share data more easily, increase efficiency
In this feature, Prajanma Das from Indian Express (EdEx live) looks at how the integrated app is improving the lot of frontline health and nutrition workers
09 October 2018