Join Sama – Resource Group for Women and Health in Bhopal (4–8 August, 2026) for “Gender-based Violence: A Health System Response”, a residential short-course for healthcare workers, CSOs, and health networks. Build and strengthen ethical, survivor-centred, and equitable GBV responses in your daily public health practice. Continue reading
Sama – Resource Group for Women and Health is hosting a workshop on Gender-based violence (GBV) as a public health issue on 4–5 June 2026 in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The workshop will focus on the role of the health system in addressing issues surrounding GBV.
समा – रिसोर्स ग्रुप फॉर विमेन एंड हेल्थ 4-5 जून 2026 को रायपुर, छत्तीसगढ़ में “जेंडर आधारित हिंसा एक सार्वजनिक स्वास्थ्य मुद्दा: स्वास्थ्य प्रणाली की भूमिका” विषय पर डेढ़ दिवसीय कार्यशाला आयोजित कर रहा है। कार्यशाला जीबीवी से जुड़े मुद्दों के समाधान में स्वास्थ्य प्रणाली की भूमिका पर केंद्रित होगी। Continue reading
Behind every Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) diagnosis lies a narrative of anxiety, stress, isolation, grief, pain, and resilience. Our work with women and young women from marginalised communities illustrates how mental health remains the most overlooked aspect of SCD. This dimension is often unrecognised by families, overlooked in policy, and inadequately addressed by the health system. This blog attempts to bring that experience to the centre. Continue reading
To mark World Health Day, we are sharing two zines that look beyond the biomedical framework of Sickle Cell Disease to highlight the lived experience of the condition and explore what it means to live with Sickle Cell Disease. Continue reading
Sama Resource Group for Women and Health is organising a webinar on “Maternal health in the context of Sickle Cell Disease: Towards advancing support and care” on Saturday, February 28, 2026. The webinar will be in Hindi. Register Now! Continue reading
Sama Resource Group for Women and Health is organising a one-day state-level workshop in Chhattisgarh on “Integrating Disability and Psychosocial Support within Sickle Cell Disease Care” for people living with sickle cell disease and their caregivers. This will be held… Continue reading
Gender Based Violence (GBV) is multifaceted, complex, and layered. As we continue to resist the structures that uphold GBV, we also recognise the importance of strengthening and building ecosystems that acknowledge these intersectional identities and intersecting issues that enable affirmative… Continue reading
On July 25, 2025, the Sama Resource Group for Women and Health held a state-level workshop titled “Sickle Cell Disease: A Social & Gendered Issue and Perspectives” in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. Here are some photos from the workshop. Continue reading
Sama Resource Group for Women and Health conducted a state-level workshop titled Sickle Cell Disease: A Social & Gendered Issue and Perspectives on July 25, 2025, at Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The workshop was part of Sama’s ongoing engagement with SCD through a reproductive and disability justice framework. Continue reading
Sama Resource Group for Women and Health warmly is organising a one-day State-level Workshop “Sickle Cell Disease (SCD): A Social & Gendered Issue and Perspectives,” in Raipur on Friday, July 25, 2025. With the aim to build a collaborative space to… Continue reading
