Rajasthan: Despite losing a hand, ASHA worker back on Covid duty in Bundi

JAIPUR: A 40-year-old ASHA worker, Seema Verma of Ranipura village in Bundi district, who had lost her hand due to gangrene in 2020 when she was conducting Covid-19 survey, has shown courage to get back to work. She is now encouraging villagers to get vaccinated.
Though she is uable to speak properly due to paralysis, she is reaching out to the people through door-to-door survey. Seema checks their health status and then asks them to get vaccinated. She takes along her 11-year-old daughter who helps her in communicating the message to the people, if they do not understand what Seema says.
“It is her determination which is keeping her active. She cannot speak properly and one hand has already been cut off, despite that she is working hard for the villagers’ health,” said Sita Ram, Seema’s brother-in-law.
Recalling the incident that occurred in May last year, Sita Ram told TOI, “She was brought home in an unconscious state. We rushed her to Kota for treatment, where doctors had to cut off her hand.” She was diagnosed with gangrene.
Now that her condition has improved, Seema prefers to work rather than sit at home. She checks health of the people, asking if anyone has Covid symptoms such as cough, cold and fever and also encourages them to fight the disease through vaccination.