In a statement, the Union Ministry of Health said accredited social fitness activists (ASHA workers), known as “Sahiyas”, in Jharkhand provide fitness facilities up to the last kilometre, especially in tribal areas.
“The state has about 42,000 Sahiyas, supported through 2,260 Sahiya Sathis (ASHA facilitators), 582 block trainers, 24 district network mobilizers, and a state-level network process center,” he said.
“Sahiyas have been actively involved in COVID-19-like activities since March 2020, such as raising awareness about COVID-19 preventive measures such as common handwashing with soap and water, wearing masks/face coverings when going out into public spaces. “proper etiquette when coughing and sneezing,” he said.
The ASHA in Jharkhand is an inspiration for establishing fitness networks around the world, he says.
They are also concerned about contact tracing, directory lines and tracking COVID-19 cases, he said.
Jharkhand has introduced an extensive, week-long Public Fitness Survey (IPHS) to identify the population most at risk of COVID-19 from June 18 to 25.
On the first day of the IPHS week, network meetings were held at the village and city levels to plan field activities.
Subsequently, a door-to-door investigation was conducted for 3 consecutive days, he said.
“About 42,000 Sahiyas played a very important role in this research. They conducted a door-to-door survey among thousands of families to identify the local high-risk population, such as other people with symptoms of influenza-like illness (ILI) or Severe Acute Respiratory Illness (SARI), the population over 40 years of age with comorbidities, young people under five years of age who have not been vaccinated according to the schedule, and pregnant women who will need to go through prenatal check-ups (RAN). “the saying.
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