Accredited Social Health Activists Current Affairs, GK & News
WHO Global Health Leaders’ award to ASHA workers
ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) workers received the Global Health Leaders Award-2022 in the backdrop of the 75th World Health Assembly. World Health Organization (WHO) said that ASHA workers were honored for their key role in linking the community with health care, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. They were one of the six recipients of ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: Accredited Social Health Activists • ASHA • COVID-19 • WHO
Odisha reduced the cases of Malaria by 80 percent
Odisha is highly endemic for malaria and bears almost a quarter of the country’s disease burden. Through its innovative methods involving non-health workers in malaria control, Odisha was able to reduce the number of cases by 80 per cent. How Odisha fought the battle? The battle of Odisha resulted has resulted in the decline in ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Topics: Accredited Social Health Activists • ASHA • CMP • Comprehensive Case Management Programme • Malaria • Odisha