Strengthening support mechanisms for performance improvement of Accredited Social Health Activists in Uttar Pradesh
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Strengthening support mechanisms for performance improvement of Accredited Social Health Activists in Uttar Pradesh
Introduction The National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) was launched in 2005. One of the key components of the NRHM is the identification and training of Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) for each village in the country. They have undergone several rounds of training and received additional training like 10-day training on child survival in Uttar Pradesh state. Despite these training prog...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Proceedings
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1753-6561
DOI: 10.1186/1753-6561-6-s1-o8