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VOL. 7, ISSUE 4 (2025)
Paradigms Lost: Toward A new understanding of participation in Public Health Programmes
Authors
Tania Ghosh, Sribas Goswami
Abstract
Health is a primary need for human wellbeing.
An advance technology, the health sector has changed significantly on that day.
However, the issue of women’s health is still a cause of concern for developing
countries like India. Particularly, socio-economic backwards and the low
position accorded to women by society have always kept the issue of women’s
health as a secondary manner. To transform this perspective and provide
noticeable medical facilities to give women for ensure their wellness. The
present study is an attempt to look into the role of Community Health Worker
(ASHA) which is very important in West Bengal. Accredited Social Health
Activist (ASHA) is a grassroot level female health worker who selected from
village for improving of women’s health awareness and providing basic medical
services, such as encouraging women to give birth in govt. Hospital, taking
kids to vaccination clinics, promoting family planning, administering first
assistance for minor wounds and illnesses, maintaining demographic records, and
enhancing community cleanliness. Women in West Bengal are dealing with a number
of issues, including breast cancer, AIDS, and maternal health issues in
addition to starvation. ASHA employees are crucial to the health protection of
women, particularly in rural West Bengali villages. Therefore, research into
their significance in preserving women's health is necessary. Using Galsi Gram
Panchayat, East Bardhaman district, West Bengal, as a case study, an attempt
has been made to examine the role that ASHA workers play in raising awareness
and protecting women's health, as well as their successes and shortcomings.
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Pages:31-36
How to cite this article:
Tania Ghosh, Sribas Goswami "Paradigms Lost: Toward A new understanding of participation in Public Health Programmes". International Journal of Social Science and Humanities, Vol 7, Issue 4, 2025, Pages 31-36
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