The eighth season of the Banega Swasth India initiative stresses on the need to take care of, and consider everyone's health in India especially vulnerable communities
Oct 03, 2021
11:26 (IST)
Martha Chen, Development Practitioner & Scholar, Padma Shri Awardee Joins The Swasth Bharat, Sampann Bharat Telethon
I do see the informal workforce of India as a link between health and prosperity. 90 per cent of all workers that is 415 million are in informal. They provide 'roti, kapda, makaaan', healthcare, transport, waste management services and more. Their main effort is their physical labour. If they fall ill, their earnings stop immediately. If they are hospitalised, they draw their savings and go deeper into debts. Informal workers live off daily earning and do not have health insurance or paid sick leaves. We have to ensure that they are not left behind going forward. We have to recover the economic impact of Covid in a way that informal workers are included.