Odisha: Samuni Nayak, Madhusmita Jena Felicitated as Best Women COVID-19 Vaccinators

Bhubaneswar: Two women from Odisha were felicitated as Best Women COVID-19 Vaccinators by Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya on the occasion of International Women’s Day on Tuesday.

Samuni Nayak and Madhusmita Jena were among the 72 women awarded by the Union Minister at an event held at National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi.

Samuni Nayak & Madhusmita Jena from #Odisha were felicitated as best Women #COVID19 Vaccinator by Hon’ble Union Minister, @MoHFW_INDIA on the occasion of International #WomensDay2022 celebration at New Delhi. #OdishaCares pic.twitter.com/IcnOKI1Z0B

— H & FW Dept Odisha (@HFWOdisha) March 8, 2022

The event was organized to celebrate and recognize the untiring efforts in successful implementation of India’s Covid-19 Vaccination Programme. The women vaccinators have been the harbingers of change in this whole journey.

The Union Health Minister applauded the efforts of the women soldiers in the holistic development of the Health Sector.

He said, “The Development of the Health Sector is incomplete without the contribution of women. Our ASHA and ANM workers are the pillars of health sector development. Our ASHA workers are working relentlessly to serve the Nation. They are reaching the last mile, traversing difficult terrains, going to every house to ensure that every eligible person is vaccinated. Under Har Ghar Dastak Campaign, our ASHA workers reached out to every household, promoted the uptake of vaccines and thereby, overcame vaccine hesitancy. If today India is a global leader in the Covid-19 Vaccination program, the credit goes to our women vaccinators across the country.”