“THE WORLD WILL LOSE MILLIONS OF LIVES AND OVER $4 TRILLION DOLLARS IN THIS DECADE DUE TO TUBERCULOSIS.”
FACES OF TUBERCULOSIS
Tuberculosis is the biggest infectious disease killer in the world, killing 1.5 million patients every year, much worse than HIV/ AIDS.
100,000 female TB patients are abandoned by families to die of abuse and starvation because of the stigma linked to tuberculosis
300,000 children leave school and join work force because they have to support parents suffering from tuberculosis
Tuberculosis will cause economic loss of over $4 Trillion in this decade
So, Operation ASHA has developed a new paradigm to eradicate tuberculosis from the world and prevent generation of drug resistant TB in line with the missions of the Indian Prime Minister, United Nations’ SDG Goal 3 and World Health Organization
Operation ASHA’s paradigm to eradicate
TB consists of the following key components
Empower communities to build links with government and take care of themselves
Remarkable mHealth technology applications for use by semi-literate and illiterate patients and workers
Advocacy with governments to improve support for TB programs
$100 (₹8000) DOLLARS WILL SAVE A LIFE
DONORS HELPED OPERATION ASHA
SAVE 23,000 LIVES LAST YEAR
SAVE ONE MORE LIFE
Stories from the Frontline
OPERATION ASHA’S PIONEERING WORK HAS BEEN FEATURED WIDELY IN THE MEDIA & ACADEMIC JOURNALS. SOME OF THEM ARE GIVEN BELOW
