Centre launches 'Anamay' for well-being of Tribal health
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New Delhi, Apr 8: The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan and Union Minister of Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda launched the Tribal Health Collaborative 'Anamaya', on Apr 7. The Collaborative is a multi-stakeholder initiative of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs supported by Piramal Foundation and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF).
'Anamay' will converge efforts of various govt agencies and organizations to enhance the health and nutrition status of Indian tribal communities. The collaborative is a unique initiative bringing together govts, philanthropists, national and international foundations, NGOs and CBOs to end all preventable deaths among the tribal communities of India.
'Anamay' aims to build a sustainable, high-performing health eco-system to address the key health challenges faced by the tribal population of India. It will begin its operations with 50 tribal, aspirational districts with more than 20 pc ST population, across 6 high tribal population states. Over a 10-year period, the work of the THC will be extended to 177 tribal districts as recognized by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
Minister of Tribal Affairs, Arjun Munda stated, “The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has been working relentlessly to address the health challenges of the tribal communities, engaging with State Governments and civil society organizations. The Ministry has created a roadmap to address tribal health issues through the Tribal Health Action Plan. We are addressing issues related to tribal health on a Mission Mode and I welcome all the non-government organizations who have come together and shown their interest for this unique initiative."
Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr Harsh Vardhan lauded the efforts of the Tribal Affairs Ministry, saying “The launch of the Tribal Health Collaborative is like a dream for me. Health is an area where every Ministry can contribute. We all know that the tribal areas are our real deprived areas. Not just primary healthcare but through our various schemes we are trying to provide secondary and tertiary healthcare to the most marginalized people. My only appeal to this Collaborative is that, in addition to all the other mentioned areas, please focus on TB so that we can reach our goal of a TB Free India.”