Mysore/Mysuru: ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activists) workers, who are working overtime as Corona Warriors going door-to-door and collecting data from each member of the house, on Monday launched an online campaign urging the Government to announce a special package for them. More than 2,000 ASHA workers from different parts of the district took part in…
Karnataka to pass ordinance to rein in mobs attacking COVID-19 workers
April 21, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The State Government will promulgate an ordinance, based on the Uttar Pradesh and Kerala model, to protect the Police and frontline health workers fighting COVID-19, said Mysuru District Minister S.T. Somashekar. The Ordinance is likely to be promulgated today itself. This morning, an incident took place in Mysuru city where an ASHA worker was…
Healthcare and ASHA workers leading COVID-19 war in Mysuru
April 21, 2020By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Mysore/Mysuru: Hundreds of Healthcare and ASHA workers go into homes around Mysuru district to provide vital services amidst Coronavirus pandemic, endangering themselves. These ASHAs, short for Accredited Social Health Activists and Healthcare workers are drawn from local and largely rural communities, and are a crucial element in primary and community health…
Over 1,800 ASHA workers don the role of Corona warriors in Mysuru
April 14, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Over 1,800 ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) workers attached to the District Health Department have lent shoulder to the Government in the battle against Coronavirus. ASHA workers have identified themselves as Corona warriors by visiting homes of all those under quarantine and collecting vital statistics, that is very much useful in the fight against…
ASHA workers to get one-time incentive of Rs.3,000
January 18, 2020Bengaluru: Subsequent to the massive demonstration staged by ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) workers at Bengaluru recently seeking fulfilment of their demands, the State Government on Friday decided to provide a one-time incentive of Rs.3,000 each to all ASHA workers. Briefing press persons after the Cabinet meeting here yesterday, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister J.C….
Hundreds of Anganwadi and ASHA workers stage protest near DC office
July 10, 2019Mysuru: Urging for fulfilment of their various demands, more than 1,000 Anganwadi workers and nearly 500 ASHA workers staged separate protests near the Deputy Commissioner’s (DC) Office here this morning. The demands of the members of State Anganwadi Workers Association, Mysuru District Committee, who staged the massive protest, include starting of LKG and…
Asha workers take out rally, seek increase in wages
June 3, 2019Mysuru: Hundreds of members of Karnataka Rajya Samyukta ASHA Karyakarteyara Sangha, District Unit, affiliated to the All-India United Trade Union Congress (AITUC), took out a protest march from Hardinge Circle to the Office of District Health Officer (DHO) at Nazarbad in city recently, urging the State and Central Governments to fulfil their various demands. Holding…
Dist. Convention of ASHA workers held in city: Over 400 ASHA workers participate
February 4, 2018Mysuru: The District Committee of Karnataka State ASHA Workers Association (KSAWA), supported by All India United Trade Union Centre (AIUTUC) had organised a district-level convention of ASHA workers at Town Hall premises here this morning. Over 400 Asha workers of the district participated in the convention to voice their demands. Speaking on the occasion KSAWA…
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