Uttar Pradesh

• 12 Aug 2021

National Health Volunteers (Rashtriya Swasthaya Sevak Abhiyan) Campaign

Why in News

• Recently, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched the Rashtriya Swasthaya Sevak Abhiyan by launching the Health Warrior Portal under which health workers will be trained.

Key Points

• Under the Rashtriya Swasthya Sevak Abhiyan, two lakh volunteers will be trained in the state.
• Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that four lakh health volunteers were being linked to the campaign by the Bharatiya Janata Party and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh in two lakh revenue villages of the country.
• Significantly, during the COVID-19 epidemic, 72,000 monitoring committees were set up comprising a 12-member committee. The members of this committee made people aware of coronavirus by going door to door.