Health: The Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Harsh Vardhan, and Arjun Munda, the Minister of Tribal Affairs, have launched Anamaya, the Tribal Health Collaborative (THC), which aims to converge the efforts of various government agencies and organisations to enhance the health and nutrition status of the tribal communities of India.
The collaborative is a multi-stakeholder initiative supported by the Piramal Foundation and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), with consulting firm, Bridgespan Group working with them on design and strategy.
Speaking on the occasion, Arjun Munda stated, “We are addressing issues related to tribal health on a mission mode and I welcome all the non-government organisations who have come together and shown their interest for this unique initiative.”
This collaborative will bring together governments, philanthropists, national and international foundations, nonprofits, and community-based organisations, to end all preventable deaths among the tribal communities of India.
THC will begin its operations with 50 tribal, aspirational districts that have more than 20 percent scheduled tribe populations, across six high-tribal population states. Over a 10-year period, its work will be extended to 177 tribal districts.
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