NEWS : The World Health Organization (WHO) has honoured India’s more than one million Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) for connecting people with healthcare services through World Health Organisation Director-General’s Global Health Leaders Awards
ASHA WORKERS
• ASHA means “hope” in Hindi
• Among the six recipients of Global Health Leaders Award at the ongoing 75th World Health Assembly
• ASHAs are trained female volunteers who take healthcare services to rural, marginalised, and hard-to-reach communities across India
• Provide maternal care and immunisation for children; community healthcare; treatment for hypertension and tuberculosis; and services for nutrition, sanitation, and healthy living.
• Played Crucial role in Pandemic