Government launches “Anamaya Initiative” – For Tribal Health

What is the News? Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Union Minister of Tribal Affairs launches the Anamaya Initiative — a Tribal Health Collaborative.

About Anamaya Initiative:

• Anamaya is a multi-stakeholder initiative of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. Piramal Foundation and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) are supporting it.
• Objectives:
  • Firstly, Anamaya Initiative aims to converge efforts of various Government organizations. It is to improve the health and nutrition status of the tribal communities of India.
  • Secondly, it also aims to build a sustainable health ecosystem. It will address the key health challenges of the tribal population.

Key Features of the Initiative:

• Firstly, it will bring together governments, philanthropists, national and international foundations, NGOs/CBOs for the health of the tribal communities.
• Secondly, it will function in 50 Aspirational tribal districts initially (with more than 20% ST population) across 6 high tribal population states.
• Lastly, over a 10-year period, the work of the Anamaya will be extended to 177 tribal Districts. The Ministry of Tribal Affairs will select the districts.

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Source: PIB