Integrating Tribal Healers into Community Healthcare: National Capacity Building Programme for Tribal Healers Begins

• First-ever national initiative by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) to formally recognise tribal healers as collaborative partners in India's public health ecosystem.
• Anchors twin deliverables: (i) Capacity Building Programme for healers, and (ii) Bharat Tribal Health Observatory (B-THO) under Project DRISTI via MoU with ICMR-RMRC Bhubaneswar.
• Examinable for GS-I (tribal society), GS-II (health, vulnerable sections), and GS-III (S&T/traditional knowledge).