Asha Workers

Right Body's Notice To Centre, States On ASHA Workers' 'Poor Working Condition'

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 25, 2021

The NHRC has issued notices to the the centre and the states over allegations of "poor working conditions" of ASHA workers in the rural areas across the country, the rights panel said on Monday.

182 Pregnant Women Found Covid+ In 4 Days During Punjab Home Survey

India News | Written by Mohammed Ghazali | Monday May 24, 2021

182 pregnant women have tested positive for the deadly coronavirus in Punjab in the last four days of household screening by ASHA workers in the state. Health Minister Balbir Sidhu said that ASHA workers have surveyed 24.7 lakh households covering th

Over 160 Doctors, 107 Nurses Lost Lives Due To COVID-19 In India

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 2, 2021

COVID-19 has so far claimed the lives of 162 doctors, 107 nurses and 44 ASHA workers in the country, Rajya Sabha was told on Tuesday.

Ashok Gehlot Asks PM Modi To Increase Incentive Amount Given To ASHA Workers

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday January 3, 2021

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to increase the incentive amount given to ASHA workers.

In COVID-19 Battle, Mumbai's Army Of Women Also Fight Discrimination

Mumbai News | Written by Purva Chitnis | Tuesday August 18, 2020

Just a few months ago, thousands of people stood in their balconies, clapping and banging pots and pans, to show gratitude towards the health workers fighting the pandemic. But on the ground, many of them face discrimination over the fear of the spread of the highly contagious virus.

"Scared Of Infecting Our Children": Delhi COVID-19 Warriors On Strike

India News | Written by Sukirti Dwivedi | Thursday August 13, 2020

India's frontline coronavirus warriors - ASHA workers - are up in protests in Delhi and Haryana. While 20,000 ASHA workers of Haryana have been on strike since August 7, 6,000 workers in Delhi have been on strike since July 21. They have two demands - better safety gears and proper wages.

India's Army Of 600,000 Virus-Hunting Women Health Workers Goes On Strike

India News | Shruti Srivastava, Bloomberg | Friday August 7, 2020

They helped eradicate polio in India and reduced the number of women dying during child birth. But the country's catastrophic coronavirus outbreak, now the third-largest in the world, has pushed its all-female army of contact-tracing health workers to breaking point.

Tribal Woman Delivers Baby En Route To Hospital With ASHA Worker's Help

Telangana News | ANI | Sunday July 19, 2020

A woman from a remote village in Telangana's Bhadradri Kothagudem district delivered a baby with the help of an ASHA worker while she was being taken to hospital by her husband.

Karnataka ASHA Workers On Strike, Demand Fixed Pay, PPEs Amid Pandemic

Karnataka News | Written by Maya Sharma | Friday July 10, 2020

Karnataka government's frontline Covid workers ASHA, or Accredited Social Health Activists, started a statewide protest today saying they would only return to work when their demands - Rs 12,000 fixed salary, PPE kits and state assurance to care for family's health - are met. While the strike jeopardises Karnataka's efforts to contain the spread of...

ASHAs Pillars Of COVID-19 Response In Rajasthan, Reached Out To 39 Crore People: Health Ministry

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday July 5, 2020

Accredited Social Health Activists have emerged as integral pillars of Rajasthan's COVID-19 response and reached out to nearly 39 crore people in eight crore households, in collaboration with Auxiliary Nurse Midwives, for active surveillance and information dissemination, the Union health ministry said on Sunday.

Karnataka Announces 3rd Lockdown Relief Package Worth Rs 512 Crore

Karnataka News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 15, 2020

The Karnataka government on Friday announced a third economic package worth about Rs 512 crore, giving relief to maize farmers and incentivising ASHA workers, at the forefront in the fight against COVID-19.

2 Arrested For Manhandling Health Worker Seeking Data In UP

Cities | ANI | Thursday April 9, 2020

Two people were arrested for allegedly verbally abusing and manhandling an Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) worker in Takiya area in Bhauri Ganj here, police said on Wednesday.

3-Month Insurance Cover To Maharashtra Gram Sevaks For COVID-19 Fight

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 8, 2020

The Maharashtra government has decided to give Rs 25 lakh insurance cover for three months to gram sevaks and gram vikas adhikari (village development officers) for fighting against COVID-19.

Asha Workers Allegedly Manhandled During COVID-19 Survey In Karnataka

Karnataka News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 8, 2020

In another incident of health staff involved in coronavirus containment facing trouble, two ASHA workers were allegedly manhandled at Kudachi in Belagavi district in Karnataka on Tuesday while undertaking a survey following detection of four COVID-19 cases with Tablighi links in the area, police said.

IIM Lucknow Team's Solution For ASHA Workers Wins Samsung E.D.G.E. Campus Program

Education | Edited by Anisha Singh | Tuesday November 26, 2019

IIM Lucknow team has won the fourth edition of Samsung's pan India campus program, Samsung E.D.G.E.