70,000 Asha's strike work for wage hike and better safety for Covid-19.
More than 70,000 Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) went on strike in Maharastra on tuesday seeking wage hike, better safety measures for Covid-19 surveys among other long-pending demands.
ASHAs have not only refused to report for Covid work but also decided to stop working on 72 other health programmes under the public health department till their demands are fulfilled.
Since a year, the ASHAs have been engaged in door-to-door surveys to look for symptomatic Covid cases, contact tracing and arrange for treatment of patients.