Aastrika Foundation

The marketplace promises to be exciting with lots of engaging activities. Come check put Ekshamata at booth 14!! #IMNHC2026 @alignmnh

We are at booth 14 at the Innovation Marketplace at #IMNHC2026. Come and learn about our digital platform for competency based capacity building for healthcare workforce! @alignmnh

#RespectfulMaternityCare #Midwifery #PublicHealth #MaternalHealth #InformedConsent #HealthSystems #AastrikaFoundation

...and the structural factors that shape how care is delivered and experienced. These discussions brought together perspectives from practice and policy to ensure dignity remains central to care.

Being part of conversations that bring maternal health to the forefront with different stakeholders is a crucial part of our advocacy work. Dr. Janhavi Nilekani @JanhaviNilekani recently spoke at two important forums -

Happening at IMNHC @alignmnh: “What does impact in maternal health advocacy really look like?” Join Anoushaka Chandrashekar @anoushaka_c, our Head of Advocacy 📍 Amethyst Tent | 🕑 2 PM #IMNHC2026

Happening at IMNHC @alignmnh, at the Innovation Marketplace: E-Kshamata: A competency based digital learning platform Join Visveswara Gupta, our Director of Partnerships & Platform Adoption @guptakot & Jyoti Baghel, our Senior Manager of Partnerships 📍Ballroom | 🕘9:00–11:30 AM

The plenary and opening reception were spectacular with several policy makers from Kenya and African region sharing insights as well as some real life stories!

We had a wonderful day 1 at #IMNHC2026 discussing midwifery with various partners @who @unfpa @jhpiego and many others!

We are excited to be at #IMNHC2026 for 4 days! @alignmnh

We look forward to sharing this work and learning alongside global partners at IMNHC 2026. #EKshamata #ThinkWithCare #IMNHC2026 #DigitalHealth #HealthSystemsStrengthening #MaternalHealth

... - Strengthened through institutional partnerships, including our MoU-led work in Bihar, E-Kshamata enables progress to be clearly seen and consistently supported. When competency is mapped, progress becomes visible. And when progress is visible, systems grow stronger.

Training carries intention, but competency carries accountability. At the Innovation Marketplace at IMNHC 2026 @alignmnh, Visveswara Gupta, Director – Partnerships & Platform Adoption @guptakot, and Jyoti Baghel, Senior Manager – Partnerships,

#ThinkWithCare #MaternalHealthAdvocacy #IMNHC2026 #RespectfulMaternityCare #HealthPolicy

Our session, “Beyond the Hashtag: How Do We Meaningfully Measure the Impact of Maternal Health Advocacy?” explores: - How norms evolve within health systems - How clinical behaviour reflects rights-based care - How advocacy strengthens long-term capacity Join the conversation.

Advocacy brings visibility, but care carries it into behaviour.