Mothers of Mercy: Life of ASHA workers during the pandemic
World Health Organisation (WHO) recently honoured ASHA volunteers for their crucial role in the pandemic. Here's a tribute to India's one million, all-women ASHA volunteers who, through the pandemic, knocked on the doors of cramped urban jhuggis and isolated rural villages on foot to educate, vaccinate, and save lives as if they were their own
By: Madhu Kapparath
ASHA and Anganwadi workers protest against the Government over the delay in releasing their salaries at Civil Lines, New Delhi on February 22, 2022. These are the health warriors who battled the Covid-19 pandemic on the ground, yet, their enduring struggle for decent wages and timely compensation continues.
