Treating 3500 Poor TB Patients in India & Cambodia

Dear Friend,                                                                            

"TB is the child of poverty", so said eminent Nobel Laureate Reverend Bishop Desmond Tutu.

This #GivingTuesday, let us think of those who are less fortunate, who urgently need health and hope and dignity. TB patients are amongst the poorest of the poor. Apart from a debilitating illness, they suffer great indignities and economic loss. 

It entirely through your support that OpASHA is now able to serve more than 18 million people in India and Cambodia, where we carry out TB detection and treatment of thousands of patients annually. It’s all because of you that we have established our presence in Tanzania, Peru, Dominican Republic, Uganda, Kenya and Afghanistan as well, in difficult geographies and war-torn countries.

There is an urgency about our work, as you, our supporters and donors will understand very well. Of the 10.9 million people who fall sick of TB each year, 4 million go missing. An immediate need is to scale operations to identify and treat these missing patients, who are often marginalized and live in hard to reach areas.

Please donate now to support vulnerable TB patients. With your support, the fight goes on.                                                    

OpASHA media mentions: 

• Ravi Anupindi, Professor of Operations Research and Management at University of Michigan's Ross School of Business talks about OpASHA's "Effective, Efficient and Scalable Model for Tuberculosis Treatment. 
  Click here to read his case study. 
• Click Here to read CSIS Blog post about how OpASHA is "Achieving TB Milestones Through Last Mile Delivery in India"

OpASHA launched a jingle on World Tuberculosis Day this year, sending across the message that TB is curable. You can listen and download the full TB Jingle in Hindi and in English. 

You can also watch the TB Jingle launch video here.

Watch the live acoustic unplugged version of the TB jingle here

You can follow Operation ASHA on Facebook and Twitter. 

You can also follow OpASHA CEO Mr. Sandeep Ahuja(@sandeepahuja12) and President Dr. Shelly Batra (@shells1857) on Twitter. 

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You will be excited to hear that CSIS, The Center for Strategic and International Studies, has not only lauded Operation ASHA’s work but also declared that its innovative solution is the only way towards getting rid of TB, a deadly epidemic. CSIS is the world’s top bipartisan international security think tank.

India has more than 27% of the world’s TB burden, says CSIS. Their star reporter carried out extensive research in India to understand why a curable disease is spreading like wildfire, inspite of new drugs and new diagnostics. He met with Dr. Shelly Batra, President of Operation ASHA, and then wrote a compelling article about India's TB problem and OpAsha’s innovative solution, the only way to TB elimination.

The author explained that OpASHA’s approach saves time and money for patients by delivering medication directly to their doorstep or to accessible collection points in their neighborhood. In a world riddled with inefficiencies and shabby work, dedicated and driven NGOs like Operation ASHA shine like a beacon of light and provide hope to millions worldwide.

Read the full story here.                                                                              

OpASHA media mentions: 

• Recently, we were covered in a blog by Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, USA. 
• The World Bank Group recently published a case study on how OpASHA improves tuberculosis treatment and outcomes with the help of the communities we serve. The tweet can be found here.
• CSIS published a compelling article on TB, where the author writes that innovative NGOs like OpASHA could be the solution needed for TB eradication. The article can be found here. 
• Dr. Shelly Batra was invited to the World Economic Forum in China which took place in June 2017 as Discussion leader for the Innovators Hub.
• Mr. Sandeep Ahuja, CEO, along with other experts convened at the 2017 HITLAB Innovators Summit to a powerful platform designed to transform global healthcare by diffusing digital health solutions.
• OpASHA's eDetection technology was also mentioned in an article in the Indian newspaper The Hindu.

OpASHA launched a jingle on World Tuberculosis Day this year, sending across the message that TB is curable. You can listen and download the full TB Jingle in Hindi and in English. 

You can also watch the TB Jingle launch video here.

Watch the live acoustic unplugged version of the TB jingle here

You can follow Operation ASHA on Facebook and Twitter. 

You can also follow OpASHA CEO Mr. Sandeep Ahuja(@sandeepahuja12) and President Dr. Shelly Batra (@shells1857) on Twitter. 

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