ASHA

GPTKB entity

Statements (39)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf community health worker program
gptkbp:awards ASHA workers have received national and international recognition
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:educationLevel eighth grade
gptkbp:firstReleased 2005
gptkbp:focusArea nutrition
maternal health
child health
sanitation
communicable diseases
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Accredited_Social_Health_Activist
gptkbp:gender female
gptkbp:hasWorkedWith gptkb:village
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label ASHA
gptkbp:impact improved maternal and child health indicators in India
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Ministry_of_Health_and_Family_Welfare,_Government_of_India
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees over 1 million
gptkbp:oversees gptkb:Auxiliary_Nurse_Midwife_(ANM)
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:National_Rural_Health_Mission
gptkbp:purpose to act as a health educator and promoter in the community
gptkbp:receivesIncentives yes
gptkbp:receivesSalary no
gptkbp:reportsTo Primary Health Centre
gptkbp:role facilitate access to health services
mobilize the community for health services
promote family planning
promote immunization
promote institutional delivery
provide basic medicines
provide first-contact health care
create awareness on health and its social determinants
gptkbp:selectionProcess selected by the community
gptkbp:targetAudience rural communities
gptkbp:trainer 23 days (initial)
modular training
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Accredited_Social_Health_Activist
gptkb:American_Speech-Language-Hearing_Association
gptkb:American_Schools_and_Hospitals_Abroad
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5