The story so far: ASHA workers, India’s frontline rural healthcare workers, won the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) 2022 Global Leaders Award announced on Sunday. The honour recognises contributions to advancing global health, leadership, and commitment to regional health issues.
“At a time when the world is facing an unprecedented convergence of inequity, conflict, food insecurity, the climate crisis and a pandemic, this award recognises those who have made an outstanding contribution to protecting and promoting health around the world,” said WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.