Publish Date: May 2019
Author: MCSP
India’s accredited social health activist (ASHA) programme consists of almost one million female community health workers (CHWs). Launched in 2005, there is now an ASHA in almost every village and across many urban centres who support health system linkages and provide basic health education and care. This paper examines how the programme is seeking to address gender inequalities facing ASHAs, from the programme’s policy origins to recent adaptations.
How are Gender Inequalities Facing India’s One Million ASHAs being Addressed? (1575 downloads )
