By Safeena Wani

Leh: In Tangste village of Leh, health worker Noor Jahan invited ASHA colleagues for an awareness camp. It was their last chance before nomadic families began migrating across the Changthang plateau. Each spring, she said, women leave without access to doctors or clean water. By summer, many return with the same complaints: itching, infections, and burning sensations in their genital area. ADVERTISEMENT

“These women often come with complaints of vaginal itching and abnormal discharge. A few days ago, two women were referred to Leh. At private clinics, they were diagnosed with yeast and urinary tract infections and prescribed antibiotics,” said Community Health Officer Dinchin Dolkar.

For Dolkar, treatment rarely breaks the cycle. “The infections keep returning. It’s lin

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