ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activist) of NRHM : Success story from Assam

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Published on March 3, 2013 10:25:08 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMra2UOkF5Q

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The National Rural Health Mission (2005-12) seeks to provide effective healthcare to rural population throughout the country with special focus
on 18 states, which have weak public health indicators and/or weak infrastructure.
• These 18 States are Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Manipur, Mizoram,
Meghalaya, Madhya Pradesh, Nagaland, Orissa, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttaranchal and Uttar Pradesh.
• The Mission is an articulation of the commitment of the Government to raise public spending on Health from 0.9% of GDP to 2-3% of GDP