Ariana Chaudhary

Ariana Chaudhary is the founder and CEO of Access to Specialist Knowledge (ASK) a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization committed to elevating global healthcare equity by connecting healthcare workers in over 30 clinics across South America, South Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa to medical specialists in the U.S. through e-consultations. With over 27,000 cases solved and medical services valued at over $2.25 million as of 2024, Ariana strives to build a world where healthcare is a basic human right, accessible to all irrespective where they live.

Through ASK, Ariana also leads preventative health and vital screenings for immigrant and low-income communities throughout Texas, has connected schools in Uganda with $43,000 worth of technology and tailored educational videos to increase rates of sustainable, healthcare careers, researches the effects of local herbal medicine on mortality rates throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, has provided guidance and distributed locations of testing sites and information from the Uganda Ministry of Health and WHO during the Ebola and COVID outbreaks, and is the editor-in-chief of a seasonal journal publication centered on science-based social issues as the president of the CDC Youth Advisory Council.

NSHSS’s $10,000 Be More Grant will enable her to sustainably launch multiple two-day health camps across the warring eastern front of the Democratic Republic of Congo, breaking through barriers to health equity and bringing care to those who need it most.