17/05/2022 12:33 (UTC)

Community health workers in India protest to demand fixed monthly payment

Bangalore, May 17 (EFE/EPA).-Thousands of members of All India United Trade Union Center (AIUTUC) and Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) staged a protest Tuesday to demand a fixed monthly honorarium of $155 and the delinking of the Reproductive Child Health (RCH) portal from ASHA Soft, the Centre’s online payment system for ASHAs.

Accredited social health activists (ASHA) are female community health workers instituted by India's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) to help promote and educate health-related issues in the community. (Camera: JAGADEESH NV).

SHOT LIST: MEMBERS OF ALL INDIA UNITED TRADE UNION CENTER (AIUTUC) AND ACCREDITED SOCIAL HEALTH ACTIVISTS (ASHAS) WORKERS PROTEST IN BANGALORE, INDIA

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Date: 17/05/2022 12:00 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EPA
Topic: Health » Medical staff
Labour
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 40 seconds
Reference: 7001168057
Relevance: Normal