India, May 15 -- The Gautam Budh Nagar administration has launched a programme that will train women from labourers' families to become community health entrepreneurs while improving healthcare access among unorganised workers and underserved communities, said officials on Thursday.

The initiative is part of the administration's plan to train women from labourer families in the primary healthcare and medical screening, they added.

Under the programme, the women will be trained to work as "Sadhika" or community health entrepreneurs, enabling them to provide basic healthcare support and awareness services within their neighbourhoods while also creating livelihood opportunities for themselves, said officials.

The initiative is part of a f...