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  • Wed. Nov 6th, 2024

At the forefront of India’s healthcare system, ASHA workers soldier on– vulnerable and inadequately paid

At the forefront of India’s healthcare system, ASHA workers soldier on– vulnerable and inadequately paid

If Anita Sharma *, an ASHA employee (or Accredited Social Health Activist), had a Twitter account, she could have tagged @drharshvardhan, the health minister, and introduced herself therefore: My name is Anita.

The social media platform may have enhanced her voice and drawn the attention of the movers and shakers.

But that was not suggested to be.

ASHA workers have been visiting 25 homes on an average every day during the pandemic.

ASHA workers have been checking out 25 homes on an average every day during the pandemic
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REUTERS.

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Grassroots work

For every health plan launched by the Ministry of Health and Household Well-being, it is females like Anita who step in to execute it at the grassroots level.

At the forefront of India’s health care system, which is now creaking under the weight of the pandemic, are 9 lakh ASHA workers like Anita who are soldiering on– unarmed, vulnerable and improperly paid. Some men ask why they need to listen to a female,” states P.P. Prema, an ASHA employee from Kerala.

In Thrissur, Kerala, a worker shows her crammed field diary.

In Thrissur, Kerala, an employee reveals her crammed field diary
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Thulasi Kakkat.

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Worse, it is estimated that 20 ASHA employees nationwide have actually caught COVID-19 Bheemakka, 51, an ASHA worker, passed away while on duty in Badanakatte village in Ballari district, Karnataka, on May13 Her loved ones

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