▁affili ation ▁with ▁B . ▁J . ▁Medical ▁College . ▁ ▁B ano o ▁also ▁developed ▁a ▁primary ▁health ▁center ▁in ▁V adu ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁that ▁eventually ▁grew ▁into ▁a ▁hospital ▁c ater ing ▁nearby ▁rural ▁areas . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁she ▁created ▁a ▁program ▁directed ▁towards ▁impro ving ▁rural ▁community ▁health care . ▁She ▁trained ▁approximately ▁ 6 0 0 ▁girls ▁in ▁matters ▁of ▁h yg iene , ▁family ▁planning , ▁and ▁nut r ition ▁so ▁they ▁could ▁assist ▁their ▁communities . ▁Over ▁time , ▁B ano o ' s ▁model ▁was ▁adopted ▁in ▁locations ▁across ▁the ▁country . ▁Furthermore , ▁B ano o ▁realized ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁education ▁and ▁work force ▁skills ▁in ▁many ▁young ▁women ▁and ▁moth ers . ▁As ▁a ▁response ▁to ▁this ▁crisis , ▁she ▁founded ▁the ▁Young ▁Women ' s ▁Health ▁and ▁Development ▁Project ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁This ▁project ▁was ▁aim ed ▁at ▁teaching ▁young ▁women ▁necessary ▁skills ▁such ▁as ▁reading ▁and ▁emb roid ery , ▁and ▁supp lement ing ▁these ▁skills ▁with ▁convers ations ▁about ▁cas te ▁and ▁gender ▁roles . ▁ ▁B ano o ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Scient ific ▁and ▁Techn ical ▁Group ▁in ▁Human ▁Re production , ▁W HO , ▁Women ' s ▁Health ▁and ▁Development , ▁and ▁Health , ▁Man power ▁and ▁Development ▁at ▁W HO . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁Cons ult ant ▁to ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Mah ar as ht ra , ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁India , ▁the