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2022

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Which organisation has honoured India’s one million ASHA workers for their outstanding contribution to advancing global health?

A	UNEP
B	IMF
C	WHO
D	UNICEF

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -India’s Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHAs) are among the six recipients of the WHO Director-General’s Global Health Leaders Award and have been recognised for their outstanding contribution towards protecting and promoting health.

Detailed explanation-2: -India’s one million Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) win the Global Health Leaders award at the 75th World Health Assembly: Time to move beyond rhetoric to action?

Detailed explanation-3: -ASHAs have made extraordinary contributions towards enabling increased access to primary health-care services like maternal and child health and immunisation. Despite such a significant contribution, ASHA workers face several issues relating to payment, social security and permanence in jobs.

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