Chaibasa : The annual Sahiyya Sammelan began at Chaibasa, West Singhbhum, where 2000 sahiyyas gathered to grace the occasion at Pillai Hall, on January 24, 2024. 15 Sahiyyas were felicitated at the event, for their exceptional efforts in healthcare across the three districts. Over the course of upcoming two months, more than 6000 sahiyyas across three districts, namely West Singhbhum, East Singhbhum and Seraikela-Kharsawan will join the Sahiyya Sammelan scheduled over the next two months.
Deepak Birua, MLA of Chaibasa, graced the occasion as Chief Guest, alongside Dr Shahir Pal, Civil Surgeon of the District, and Dr Amitav Chatterjee, the hospital administrator of Meherbai Tata Memorial Hospital, Jamshedpur. The event also witnessed the presence of Ritesh Kumar as the representative of the state government, Anupam Sarkar from the American India Foundation, and Dr Anuj Bhatnagar and Anil Oraon from the senior management of Tata Steel Foundation. (Read below also)
Resonating his thoughts on the occasion, Sourav Roy, CEO, Tata Steel Foundation, said, “Sahiyyas have been an integral part of the impactful decade of implementing MANSI+ across the three districts of Jharkhand, which have now achieved saturation levels. They are the first healthcare access points for the last mile person and have contributed immensely to lower the NMR and MMR, along with their network of other frontline healthcare practitioners. Over the past year MANSI has seen various innovations, one of them, are the three Prasuti Pratikshalays across the three districts, which will further help sahiyyas to bridge the gap between quality healthcare and the last mile person. The Sahiyya Sammelans are organised each year across the country, and we have been fortunate to be a part of this occasion, where we get to thank the sahiyyas in person and acknowledge their year-round efforts.”
The event featured a dialogue on the importance of healthcare led by Bace Buriuly, District Coordinator of MANSI, where Amit Kumar, Head, Community Health Cluster, Tata Steel Foundation, highlighted the decadal journey of MANSI+. The recognition of Sahiyyas and the presentation of awards were carried out by Azmat Azeem, District Programme Coordinator, West Singhbhum who was also present at the occasion. (Read below also)
