An analysis of ASHA Facilitator Model: Assam, India

Community Health Worker (CHW) models have evolved as a key community engagement strategy in healthcare. ‘Accredited Social Health Activist’ (ASHA), is a CHW model, implemented to facilitate the process of community engagement in India under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM). To support ASHAs, a ‘supervisory’ structure is established, known as ‘ASHA Facilitator’. This structure is an amalgamation of various globally known models of...