ANMs protest extreme digital reporting, search workload reduce

Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANMs) working within the Health division have raised objections to the rising burden of digital reporting, stating that they’re being pressured to function round 14 totally different cell apps along with their subject duties. 

Under the banner of the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), the ANMs staged a dharna in entrance of the workplace of Commissioner of Health and Family Welfare in Hyderabad on Monday, demanding that the federal government withdraw the apps and scale back their workload.

AITUC State deputy basic secretary M. Narasimha mentioned that whereas on-line reporting was initially restricted to 1 or two functions when it was launched in 2016, the quantity has now elevated drastically. “Each app, whether or not U-WIN, NCD, MCH-KIT, IDSP, TB Mukt Bharat or Sickle Cell, requires filling in 20 to 30 columns. In some circumstances, just like the NCD app, it takes practically half-hour to finish the small print of 1 particular person. With targets set to display 35% of the inhabitants, ANMs are struggling to maintain up,” he mentioned.

He identified that ANMs have been initially recruited to watch well being circumstances in rural areas, perform preventive measures and unfold consciousness and administer vaccinations.