The Unsung Heroes of Community Health
Hyderabad, Sindh: It’s 3:00 in the afternoon and there’s a knock at 43-year-old Farida Husain’s back door in the Qasimabad township. Above the door, a sign reads ‘Health House’. Farida opens the door to her neighbour, Afshan, a young mother of two, who arrives with her 18-month-old daughter, Alisha, who she says is feverish. Farida is a Lady…