Government of India has launched National Rural Health Mission (NHRM) to address the health needs of rural population ,especially the vulnerable section of the society. The Sub centre is the most peripheral level of contact with the community under the public health infrastructure. It caters to a population norm of 5000 population but is effectively serving much larger population at the sub centre. Considering the need of the village people the Govt has launched this venture by engaging one female volunteer from the community called ASHA( accredited social health activist) to extend all kind of support for availing minimum health services from Sub Centre.
ASHA is the first port of call for any health related demands of deprived sections of the population especially the women and children who find difficulties to access health services. The ASHA is the health activist for generating awareness on different health services among the village people by covering 1000 population (For one ASHA) in a GP. ASHA works on social determinants and mobilize the community towards local health planning and increased utilization and accountability of the existing health services.
As MNGO Gana Unnayan Parshad has given the responsibility by the Government of India ,Ministry OF Health and Family Welfare to train the ASHA in two Districts viz: North 24-parganas and Murshdibad District by engaging the coordinator and co-facilitators as per norm of the Govt. Not only that for one year all the Staff Members engaged in training of the ASHA will extend all kinds of handholding support to those ASHAs who are undergoing training in phase wise in different GPs of two districts.
The main of the activity of the ASHAs are to mobilize the grassroot level people to access the health care services from the Sub Centre in a regular basis. She is counseling the Village women on Birth preparedness ,importance of safe delivery, ANC, PNC, ICDS, Sanitation and other services, breast-feeding, immunization ,contraception and prevention of common infections including Reproductive Tract Infection/Sexually Transmitted Infection (RTIs/STIs) and care of young child.
ASHA is also working with the Village Health and Sanitation committee of the Gram Panchayet to develop a comprehensive village health plan.At present ASHA is also escorting pregnant women and children requiring treatment /admission to the nearest pre-identified health facility, ie primary health centre/community health centre,/first referral unit etc:
In the coming days ASHA will provide primary medical care of minor ailments such as diarrhoea ,fevers, and first aid for minor injuries.She will provide also DOTs to the patients and she will act as depot holder of ORS,IFA, Chloroquine ,Disposable Delivery Kits ,Oral Pills, Condoms, etc. Drug kits will be provided to the ASHAs and she will act as per guidance of the experts.She will inform about the birth and deaths in her villages and any unusual death and incident sudden break of the a deseases in a particularly pocket in her village.She will also promote consrtruction of household toilets under total sanitation campaign.
During last three years GUP has trained ASHA in North-24parganas dist and ASHA in Murshidabad district successfully. Besides through this process GUP got nos of Trained and energetic human resource including a huge numbers of female workers and got sufficient acknowledgement from the different govt sectors for providing good and effective management system in conducting training of the ASHAs in regular basis.
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