Role of NRHM in Rural Areas with Special Reference to ASHA Workers: A Case Study of Madhya Pradesh

Abstract

The National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) was launched by economist and first Sikh Prime Minister of India in the year 2005. One of the fundamental goals of the NRHM is to render every village in India with a skilful female society health activist - Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA). The National Health Mission (NHM) consists of two parts; one is the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) and second is National Urban Health Mission (NUHM). The NRHM imagines achievement of universal accession to equitable, affordable & quality healthcare services that are accountable and responsive to peoples inevitably in rural areas in India. The NRHM visual sense envisaged provision of efficacious healthcare to rural population throughout the India, to commence with special cantering on 18 states in the year 2005, which had faint public health indicators and weak infrastructure. The mission also intended to fallow synergistic approach by relating Health to factors of good health viz. Nutrition, Sanitation, Hygiene and Safe Drinking water. ASHA is a social health activist in the village, who will create knowledge on health issues and its factors and prepare the society towards local health planning and increased utilization and accountability of NHRM.

Keywords:- NRHM, ASHA, Health, Rural