Treating 3500 Poor TB Patients in India & Cambodia

Dear Friend,

You will be delighted to know that eminent Professor and TB expert, Marc Lipman, has carried out extensive research to analyze OpASHA’s results and use of eCompliance to ensure full treatment. His research paper for Public Health Action states that OpASHA achieved an exceptionally high Treatment Success Rate, “despite the fact that OpASHA works with highly vulnerable patients” who are far more difficult to treat than usual. Lipman goes on to say, ‘the age and sex distribution of TB patients treated by OpASHA may reflect its aim to "reach patients who otherwise may never receive care."

Read the full paper here

Also, experts from the World Bank have prepared a case study on Operation ASHA, which states “OpASHA offers a low-cost, highly leveraged operating model which enjoys high community and partner engagement.” This also states that MDR-TB patients incur huge out-of-pocket expenses ($2500/1,00,000 Lakh Rupees) which they can hardly afford. By turning the tap off MDR-TB, Operation ASHA is saving lives, giving health, and lifting patients out of poverty 

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.                                                                          

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.
• 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.

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

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