8 MAY2022The World Health Organization recognized India's one million all-women ASHA volunteers for their critical role in providing direct access to healthcare facilities in rural areas and their unwavering efforts to combat the country's corona virus outbreak. ASHA volunteers (Accredited Social Health Activists) are Indian government-affiliated health workers who serve as the initial point of contact in rural India. During the peak of the pandemic in India, the majority of them made headlines for conducting door-to-door checks to track down corona virus patients.Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, presented six awards to honour outstanding contributions to global health, demonstrated leadership, and commitment to regional health challenges. The honourees for the World Health Organization Director-Global General's Health Leaders Awards are chosen by Dr. Tedros. The awards, which were introduced in 2019, were presented as part of the 75th World Health Assembly's live-streamed high-level opening session.ASHA, which means hope in Hindi, is one of the honourees. More than one million Indian female volunteers were recognized for their critical role in connecting the community with the health system, ensuring that those living in rural poverty have access to primary healthcare services, as demonstrated throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the statement.ASHA volunteers have also helped with prenatal care and vaccinations for children against vaccine-preventable diseases, as well as community healthcare, hypertension, tuberculosis treatment, nutrition, sanitation, and healthy living education.WHO HONORS ONE MILLION INDIAN ASHA VOLUNTEERS THESE AWARDEES EMBODY LIFELONG DEDICATION, RELENTLESS ADVOCACY, A COMMITMENT TO EQUITY, AND SELFLESS SERVICE OF HUMANITYIN FOCUSIN FOCUS
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