PINAKI MAJUMDAR
Jamshedpur, Jan 24: The annual Sahiya Sammelan began at Chaibasa in West Singhbhum today, where 2000 sahiyas gathered at the Pillai Hall.
In all, 15 Sahiyas were felicitated at the event, for their exceptional efforts in healthcare across the three districts.
More than 6000 sahiyas across three districts – West Singhbhum, East Singhbhum and Seraikela-Kharsawan will join the Sahiya Sammelan scheduled over the next two months.
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Deepak Birua, MLA of Chaibasa, graced the occasion as chief guest, alongside Shahir Pal, Civil Surgeon of the district, and Dr Amitav Chatterjee, administrator of Meherbai Tata Memorial Hospital, Jamshedpur.
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Resonating his thoughts on the occasion, Sourav Roy, CEO of Tata Steel Foundation, said, “Sahiyas have been an integral part of the impactful decade of implementing the Mansi programme across the three districts of Jharkhand, which have now achieved saturation levels. They are the first healthcare access points for the last mile person and have contributed immensely to lowering the NMR and MMR, along with their network of other frontline healthcare practitioners. Over the past year, Mansi has seen various innovations, one of them being the three Prasuti Pratikshalays across the three districts, which will further help sahiyas to bridge the gap between quality healthcare and the last mile person. The Sahiya Sammelans are organised each year across the country, and we have been fortunate to be a part of this occasion, where we get to thank the sahiyas in person and acknowledge their year-round efforts.”
The recognition of Sahiyas and the presentation of awards were carried out by Azmat Azeem, district programme co-ordinator, West Singhbhum, who was also present.
