‘All is lost’: Floods in India’s Assam leave trail of destruction With homes and fields submerged, people forced into camps on roads, forests and markets are facing hunger and diseases. Al Jazeera · Jun 27, 2022
Watch | Who are India’s ASHA workers? A video on India’s ASHA workers, who recently won WHO’s 2022 Global Leaders Award. The Hindu · Jun 7, 2022
Uttarakhand Board of School Educationclasses X, XII results out: Asha worker’s daughter is state topper DEHRADUN/HARIDWAR: Uttarakhand Board of School Education (UBSE) on Monday declared the results of its class 10 and 12 board examinations. Out of the total, 77.47% of the students passed class 10 board exams while 82.63% of students cleared class 12. According to the UBSE officials, a total of 1,29,777 class… The Times of India · Jun 6, 2022
Uttar Pradesh: Asha workers give ultimatum over non-payment of dues BIJNOR: After staging a one-day protest at the district collectorate and CMO office over non-payment of dues for the past six months, Asha and Sangani workers in Bijnor have issued an ultimatum to health authorities to clear their dues by June 12. The Times of India · Jun 6, 2022
These female health-care workers won a huge WHO honor. They'd like a raise, too India's all-female task force of community health-care workers won the World Health Organization's Global Health Leaders Awards. But instead of recognition, some want a better salary and benefits. WEKU · Jun 2, 2022
A case for community-oriented health services The recent global recognition for India’s ASHAs should be used as a chance to iron out the challenges in the programme The Hindu · Jun 1, 2022
Explained | All about India’s ASHA workers, recipients of WHO’s Global Leaders Award Currently, there are around ten lakh ASHA workers across the country The Hindu · May 28, 2022
Sex determination: Odisha police turn heat on husbands 11 men who took their wives to the illegal centre to be proceeded against under PC and PNDT Act The Hindu · May 28, 2022
Serving those who serve: On WHO honour for ASHA workers Health workers need better remuneration and safety guarantee, not just awards The Hindu · May 24, 2022
WHO honours ASHA workers for their crucial role linking community during COVID-19 pandemic ASHAs say they are yet to get compensation for death due to frontline duties during pandemic, demands minimum wages The Hindu · May 23, 2022
ASHA workers at forefront of ensuring healthy India: PM Modi ‘Delighted that the entire team of ASHA workers have been conferred the WHO Director-General’s Global Health Leaders’ Award,” the Prime Minister tweeted. The Hindu · May 23, 2022
6,671 to benefit from first phase of doorstep delivery of govt. services City Corporation to launch the services from next week The Hindu · May 7, 2022
The Hindu · May 6, 2022 ASHA Workers Association to stage State-level protest on May 17 It is aimed to draw the State government’s attention to their long pending dues
Liverpool Echo · Apr 26, 2022 Steven Gerrard orders £50 worth of prawns during plush curry house visit The Aston Villa boss was photographed at the upmarket Asha's restaurant in Birmingham city centre on Monday evening
The Hindu · Apr 4, 2022 New initiative to tackle NCDs in State Screening programmes, registry part of plan to be launched on World Health Day on April 7
The Hindu · Mar 30, 2022 Meghalaya government releases ₹53 crore for ASHA workers "Due to lack of release of funds in 2018-2019 financial year, NHM Meghalaya could not make regular payments to the ASHA workers"
The Times of India · Mar 27, 2022 UP: ASHA worker, railway staff’s spouse help woman deliver baby at Jaunpur city station LUCKNOW: A timely intervention by an ASHA worker and a railway staff’s spouse, helped a pregnant passenger in labour pain to deliver a baby at Jaunpur city railway station in the absence of a medical team and ambulance on Sunday afternoon.
The Hindu · Feb 24, 2022 ASHA workers march to Assembly seeking increase in minimum wages ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) workers under the umbrella of the Kerala ASHA Health Workers’ Association took out a march to the Assembly on Thursday demanding an increase in their minimum wages to ₹21,000.
The Hindu · Feb 23, 2022 ‘150 ASHA workers died of COVID, ill-health in A.P.’ No compensation has been paid to bereaved families, allege leaders
The Hindu · Feb 22, 2022 Asha workers stage protests for resolution of demands Police foil stir, take protesters into preventive custody in some districts
The Hindu · Feb 13, 2022 Smartphones distributed to 27,000 social health activists ASHAs are ground level health staff who go from door to door to implement the State and Central government health schemes