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Glimpses
An Insight into the Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) Training in Bihar by IL&FS Education
JULY- SEPTEMBER 2014

Reproductive Maternal Newborn Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCH)

In This Issue

Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn Child and Adolescent health (RMNCH) is one of the
most important missions of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM). Several
strategies have been followed by the Government of India to achieve this goal since the
past several years. The main objective of this mission is to safeguard the lives and health
of women and children in the country, especially for those residing in rural areas,
through different interventions. It aims to focus on the most vulnerable sections of the
population. RMNCH also addresses the causes of mortality among women and children
as well and the need of utilizing health care services. This mission is carried out keeping

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Reproductive Maternal
Newborn Child and Adolescent
Health (RMNCH) (RMNCH)

in mind the fact that India has already more than 8 lakh ASHA workers who play a key
role in improving maternal and newborn health, nutrition, basic sanitation, prevention

of common infections and immunization.

ASHA Training Program
Update

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ASHA Training Gallery

They provide a strong platform for delivery of these services available at communities,
sub-centers and primary health centers. RMNCH directs the states to focus their efforts
towards the most disadvantaged groups of the country. Let us hope that this mission will
prove useful in strengthening our countrys efforts towards better health and improving
maternal and child health.

ASHA Training Program Update

The approach to the training has been carried out by maintaining strict compliance with the guidelines. The
trainings would consist of short lecture presentations. Most sessions would have practice of skills or small
group discussions and small assignments to be carried out. There would be field visits during the training
programme. The training program would also include examination of newborns and children as part of the
practicum and this will be done during the field work that would be undertaken by ASHA and the ASHA
facilitators between the training rounds.
Here is an overview of the number of ASHAs trained in 3 phases as of 30thSeptember 2014.
S.No
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19

District

No. of ASHAs trained in

phase 1
2017
776
1749
2125
2210
901
1440
2405
1355
1141
750
1522
911
2916
1282
3751
1881
2809
2804

No. of ASHAs trained in

phase 2
1988
727
1721
2102
2143
857
1397
2350
1324
1028
625
1471
913
2863
1284
701
1850
2713
2728

No. of ASHAs trained in

phase 3
1976
705
1672
0
0
856
1303
2004
1311
792
0
1490
892
2824
1252
0
1795
1931
2020

Total

34745

30785

22823

19 Districts
of Bihar

34745
ASHAs
Trained in
Phase 1

Araria
Arwal
Banka
Bhagalpur
Gopalganj
Jahanabad
Jamui
Katihar
Khagaria
Kishanganj
Lakhisrai
Madhepura
Munger
Patna
Saharsa
Samastipur
Supaul
Vaishali
West
Champaran

30785
ASHAs
Trained in
Phase 2

22823
ASHAs
Trained in
Phase 3

Training Gallery

ASHA Training Session

ASHAs filling in the attendance sheet

ASHA reading from the Manual

Demonstration: Wrapping a newborn

Presentation by ASHA

Role Play by ASHAs

Group Activity by ASHAs

Demonstration: How to weigh a newborn

ASHA Trainer taking the session

Training Gallery

Training on neo-natal care

Experience sharing Session

ASHAs filling the feedback form

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