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Women from economically weaker families to get training as community health entrepreneurs
The Gautam Budh Nagar administration launched a programme to train women from labourers’ families to become community health entrepreneurs (Sadhika), aimed at improving healthcare access for unorganised workers and underserved communities. The initiative follows a five-year partnership with Samyak–Collective Good Foundation.
Why It Matters
The programme seeks to empower women from informal worker communities to provide basic healthcare and raise awareness, potentially improving preventive care and access to welfare schemes for vulnerable groups.
Timeline
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Programme launched to train women as Sadhika community health entrepreneurs
May 14, 2026
The Gautam Budh Nagar administration launched a programme to train women from labourers’ families in primary healthcare and medical screening, enabling them to become ‘Sadhika’ (community health entrepreneurs) who can provide basic healthcare support, awareness services, and help improve access to government welfare schemes in informal worker communities. The women will be trained in the use of basic medical devices and primary healthcare practices to assist families and encourage early health intervention, with the initiative forming part of a five-year partnership with Samyak–Collective Good Foundation.
Partnership signed between Gautam Budh Nagar district administration and Samyak–Collective Good Foundation
May 13, 2026
A five-year partnership was signed between the Gautam Budh Nagar district administration and Samyak–Collective Good Foundation to develop a more accessible and community-based healthcare support system for labour families, as announced in Noida on May 13, 2026.