Asha
ASHA(Accredited Social Health Activist) is the central component of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM)
Role of ASHA
- To act as a link between health system and community especially poor sections of society and assist in service utilization.
- To provide a defined package of village based services within the framework of primary health care.
- To generate demand on key determinants of health.
- A Female Health Activist in the community
- Create awareness on health
- Mobilize the community for utilization of the existing health services.
- One ASHA to cover 1000 population.
Eligibility for ASHA
- Female
- Resident of the village
- Married/Widow/Divorced
- Preferably in the age group of 25 to 45 years
- Formal education up to eighth class.
ASHA: MY EIGHT TASKS
- Village Health Plan (VHP)
- Communication For Health Behaviour Change(BCC)
- Linkage with other stakeholders
- Counselling
- Escorting patients to hospital
- Primary medical care
- Act as depot holder
- Records and registration
INCENTIVES TO ASHA: A Honorary Volunteer
- Training & Meetings Rs 100 per day
- Registration of Early Pregnancy ANC Checkup Rs 200 per case Rs 25case for 2nd 3rd
- ANC Institutional Delivery (Govt. or Accredited private Inst.) Rs 200 per case
- Rs 400 for accompanying pregnant women for delivery
- Full post natal checkup Rs 50
- Vaccination DPT/Polio/MeaslesRs 25 for each dose Rs 20 and Rs 10 for boosters Sterilization Rs 150 for female & Rs 200 for male
- IUD insertion Rs 25
- Safe MTP(Govt or Accredited private Institution) Rs 100
- Catract Operation Rs 150
- DOT provider Rs 250 per year per case
- Birth and Death Registration Rs 15 per case
- RTI/STI Referral Rs 10 Toilet promotion fee Rs 50 for APL family and Rs 100 for BPL family
- Monthly Village Health Nutrition Day (MVHND) Rs. 100 per MVHND
Monitoring and evaluation of ASHA’s work
1. Process Indicators:
- Number of ASHAs selected by due process
- Number of ASHAs trained
- % of ASHAs attending review meeting after one year
2. Outcome Indicators:
- % of newborn who were weighed and families counselled
- % of children with diarrhoea who received ORS.
- % of deliveries with skilled assistance
- % of institutional deliveries
- % of JSY (Janani Suraksha Yojna) claims made to ASHA.
- % of completely immunized in 12-23 months of age group
- IMR% of unmet need for spacing contraception among BPL
- % of fever cases who received chloroquine within the first week in malaria detected area.
3. Impact Indicators:
- Child malnutrition rates
- Number of cases of TB /Leprosy detected as compared to previous year.
Exam Question
ASHA(Accredited Social Health Activist) is the central component of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM):
- One per 1000 rural population
- Mobiliser of antenatal care
- Female voluntary worker.
- The ASHA is employed in the rural area at the village level.
- Under Janani suraksha yojana Scheme, amount of financial incentive to ASHA per institutional delivery in low performing state is 200 Rs.
- Angan-Wadi Workers (AWW) and Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM) act as resource persons far training of ASHA.
- Infant Mortality rate is the best indicator to assess the impact of ASHA.
- ASHA gets remuneration on: Institutional delivery, Recording birth weight, Birth registration.
- Informs about birth and deaths in her village to PHC.
- Local resident.
- Preferably in the age group of 25-45 years.
- Formal education up to eighth class
Monitoring and evaluation of ASHA’s work
1. Process Indicators:
- Number of ASHAs selected by due process
- Number of ASHAs trained
- % of ASHAs attending review meeting after one year
2. Outcome Indicators:
- % of newborn who were weighed and families counselled
- % of children with diarrhoea who received ORS.
- % of deliveries with skilled assistance
- % of institutional deliveries
- % of JSY (Janani Suraksha Yojna) claims made to ASHA.
- % of completely immunized in 12-23 months of age group
- IMR% of unmet need for spacing contraception among BPL
- % of fever cases who received chloroquine within the first week in malaria detected area.
3. Impact Indicators:
- Child malnutrition rates
- Number of cases of TB /Leprosy detected as compared to previous year.
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