Five days of training on Home-Based Care for Young Child (HBYC) for ASHA workers of Leh district was launched on March 10 at the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Office, Training Hall. 

The phase-wise training to ASHA workers was organised under the National Health Mission and the Poshyan Abhiyan. The aim is to monitor the growth and development of children and to address the issues of child stunting, child wasting, child mortality, and improve the nutritional status of the children.

Inaugurating the training session, DC, Leh, Shrikant Balasaheb Suse acknowledged and appreciated the contribution of ASHA workers for their work and making the programmes implemented by the Health Department successful. He also lauded them for their untiring and selfless work during the COVID-19 pandemic.

DC Leh exhorted the concerned officials to apprise the ASHA workers of the performance-based incentives as per the ASHA scheme. He also impressed upon the officials to streamline the ASHA accreditation programme process at the earliest.

Earlier, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Leh, Dr. Manzoor-ul Haq, gave a brief introduction to the training programme and highlighted the work carried out by the ASHA workers.

Chief Medical Officer, Leh, Dr. Motup Dorje shared that the Leh district is looking to achieve the SDG-30 targets by 2026.