Discuss significance of ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) workers and challenges faced by them. ASHA workers are volunteers from within the community who are trained to provide information and aid people in accessing the benefits of various healthcare schemes of the government. They act as a bridge connecting marginalised communities with facilities such as primary health centres, sub-centres and district hospitals. The role of these community health volunteers under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) was first established in 2005. There are around 10.4 lakh ASHA workers across the country.

ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) workers have received the Global Health Leaders Award-2022 in the backdrop of the 75th World Health Assembly. They were named a “Guardian of the Year” by Time magazine in

​Discuss significance of ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) workers and challenges faced by them. ASHA workers are volunteers from within the community who are trained to provide information and aid people in accessing the benefits of various healthcare schemes of the government. They act as a bridge connecting marginalised communities with facilities such as primary health centres, sub-centres and district hospitals. The role of these community health volunteers under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) was first established in 2005. There are around 10.4 lakh ASHA workers across the country.

ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) workers have received the Global Health Leaders Award-2022 in the backdrop of the 75th World Health Assembly. They were named a “Guardian of the Year” by Time magazine in