I have seen first hand the work that Operation ASHA has done, visited their centers and talked with their CHWs and patients. By all means they are helping their communities to combat the TB epidemic at the greatest ease to the patients possible. Moreover, they are providing jobs to slum dwellers to work as CHWs. These CHWs are having outstanding impact and are making more money than they normally would be able to coming out of the slums -- all while giving back to their communities. Great work, I highly recommend OpASHA to all.
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I've been involved with OpASHA as a volunteer for some time, and I've found their dedication to poor TB patients inspiring. They not only provide medicines to poor patients at their doorstep, but also go out of their way to ensure patients complete their treatment and remain motivated throughout the arduous process of dealing with an exhausting, stigmatised disease like TB. The very poor are also helped financially and by provision of nutritional supplements, food rations and OTC drugs for other diseases. They have even developed animated videos to explain the various aspects of TB treatment and control to patients and their caregivers. Their dedication to the cause is truly commendable and I'm proud to have worked with such an organisation.
Operation ASHA's mission is to help develop a disease-free society characterised by freedom from suffering and want. True to their ethos, not only do they provide healthcare services to disadvantaged patients at their homes, but also employ poor persons from the locations they serve. Many of their employees are illiterate/semi-literate but bring considerable understanding of local socio-cultural milieu and healthcare challenges to the table. By training such individuals, especially poor unlettered women, Operation ASHA ensures that they're able to stand proudly and independently in the society and contribute to the economy as best as they could.
Operation ASHA has been instrumental in making healthcare accessible and affordable for the poor in slums, tribal hamlets and rural areas across India and Cambodia. Last-mile delivery of treatment for tuberculosis and other diseases, and biometric record keeping of patients and health workers ensures that no patients slip through the gap, thereby resolving the "missing million tuberculosis patients" problem that India has been grappling with for decades.
Operation ASHA has been involved with various healthcare projects concerning tuberculosis, hemophilia, contraception and female reproductive health, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, etc. They provide medicines at patients' doorsteps, organise health camps, undertake IEC activities, and advocate for patients' rights and wellbeing with families, employers, governments and other stakeholders. They do this in a very resource-efficient manner and their costs are a fraction of what other organisations spend on similar activities in identical settings.
Operation ASHA's work in the community is supplemented with impressive coordination with public health departments. Community health workers of the organization provide doorstep healthcare services to patients. The organization provides performance-based remuneration and incentives to its employees, thereby enhancing their efficiency and motivation, and increasing TB detection and treatment manifolds.
I like the work of Operation ASHA and its model. eCompliance and eDetection software help to detect and treat patients from disadvantaged communities. eCounselling software that they've recently introduced answers TB-related questions through animated videos in very simple language. The organization has taken healthcare to the doorsteps of the poor at very low operating costs. I wish them all the best.
Operation ASHA is the world’s third largest NGO in tuberculosis treatment and prevention. The organisation is dedicated to bringing Tuberculosis treatment and other health services to the doorsteps of the disadvantaged people. It has developed an effective and highly innovative patient-centric, low cost and last mile delivery system. The system is heavily supported with technology. The biometric strategy OpASHA deploys is called eCompliance Suite, and is a combination of 3 technologies: eCompliance, eDetection, and eAlert System. The unique model is scalable and replicable worldwide. The organisation serves nearly 10 million people, living in over 5000 slums, villages and tribal areas across India and Cambodia. Its model has also been replicated by third parties in India and eight other countries: Afghanistan, Tanzania, Peru, Uganda, Kenya, Dominican Republic, Zambia and Cambodia.
Operation ASHA’s CHWs raise awareness, do active case finding in the communities for symptomatics, ensure testing, link them to high quality medical practitioners and provide treatment and ensure adherence. The organisation is striving towards TB-free India.
Other than Tuberculosis, the organisation also provides the services for adolescent’s health, diabetes, vaccination, hypertension and cardiovascular diseases. It generates the employment for the youth of the same community it works with.
The use of eCompliance, a world renowned technology application, significantly reduces misreporting of performance by health workers. Biometric monitoring appears as a promising tool for re-enforcing TB control strategies and also ensures the services to the doorsteps of the beneficiaries.
The organisation has won many national and international prizes and awards. The impact of its innovative technology and work got polished in several national and international media platforms and journals. Recently, in the latest ‘Global Tuberculosis Report, 2019’ (Page 9).
I have been working with Operation ASHA since Jan 2016. This is the best organisation among ones I have been working with.
The clear purpose of the organisation to serve the most underserved on the ground motivates me to work harder. The organisation believes in innovations, not only in technologies but also in personalities. As a work place, the organisation gives me the full opportunities to use my skills. It has a better atmosphere for learning where Individual and teamwork have equal importance. I always get the opportunity to have open communication with team and senior management and get constructive feedback. The things I like most are its innovative approaches to serve the most marginalised people and the learning atmosphere.
Operation ASHA is one of the best NGO's in TB treatment worldwide.
Operation ASHA provides a very friendly environment where people work together to learn. Their technology is particularly important to, which is very useful for working on this disease. Through this, there is successful treatment of patients.
If I get a chance to work with Operation ASHA then I will be proud to be a part of this organization.
Operation ASHA is one of the best NGO among all the NGOs. Organization serves a big community, in India and in other countries.Their workers are to friendly with patients. Organization help patients in all the ways and care them as a family member. The technology, eCompliance used by this organization is really helpful to tracking Dots and for different reports. They provide employment and also encourage his employees to learn new things.
If I get a chance to work with Operation ASHA then I will be happy to be a part of this organization.
Vikash
Operation ASHA is a NGO engage in eradication of tuberculosis from society. Currently Operation ASHA is working in India and Cambodia, providing treatment to poor patients at their door step.
This NGO is also generating employment for boys and girls of same community.
Operation ASHA has developed in- house "e compliance" model and this model makes them unique & unparalleled with other service providers in same field.
This e compliance" model ensures followings...
1. Elimination of human error in treatment
2. Transparency in accounting and supervision
3. Digitization of records
4. Increases productivity and reduces manpower costs.
All above ultimately helps in achieving 86% Treatment success rate (TSR).
In my opinion Operation ASHA is a highly philanthropic organization which has proven its achievements by saving lives of poor patients & developing competency of employees by adopting most advanced technology.
My best wishes are with Operation ASHA.
Operation ASHA is one of the best NGO's in TB treatment worldwide. I has end to end delivery of TB treatment among the disadvantaged.
Operation ASHA is one of the world’s largest NGOs dedicated to bringing lifesaving tuberculosis (TB) treatment and other forms of healthcare to underserved communities. Through volunteering here, we’ve had the opportunity to see how this organization functions and witness the real, positive impact it’s had on people’s lives.
We realized that Operation ASHA has seen so much success in its treatment program because of the dedicated people working behind it. The importance of having devoted, human advocates to back any kind of technology is critical in social development work. Without this factor, the technology has a higher risk of failing its purpose.
Something else Operation ASHA prioritizes is the education of these underserved communities revolving around matters of the disease. Educating populations about tuberculosis serves the purposes of reducing stigma, recognizing symptoms, and knowing when to seek help.
Through these measures, and more, Operation ASHA has found great success in treating over 75,000 cases of TB, effectively serving a population of more than 15.6 million. The organization overall does great work in dedicating time to a very necessary cause.
Operation ASHA is a rare combination of innovative, cost-effective, and truly patient-centered. I'm excited to see the immense impact that this organization can have on these devastating diseases and needless suffering, as Operation ASHA and its impact continue to grow.
I have been interning with Operation ASHA for the summer and have worked closely with them and learned about their numerous achievements which are a proof excellent work done by the organisation in providing high quality healthcare services to disadvantaged communties (specialising in TB & MDR-TB). I have never seen a non-profit work so efficiently and develop technologies to detect and keep an account of health issues in their patients. Imagine the impact that could be made if OpASHA's model could be rolled out everywhere where there is TB and be applied to other problems as well; we could save so many lives!
Operation ASHA provides a very friendly environment where people work together to learn. OpASHA has a dedicated staff and a very transparent working model. The staff is highly motivated and technology driven and is extremely proud of what they are doing to make a difference in the life of someone in need. I have been given various opportunities to serve the organization in various roles, which indeed gave me a lot of learning opportunities.
I had a chance to meet the team in Delhi and was given a tour of one of the neighborhood clinics. They are well organized and run very lean. I was impressed by the the entire staff and their ability to tackle the complicated issues of TB treatment.
In the summer of 2018, I had the opportunity to intern at Operation ASHA based in New Delhi, India. Operation ASHA, OpASHA for short, is one of the largest NGOs in the world with the mission of bringing lifesaving tuberculosis (TB) treatment to underserved communities.
While TB is eradicated in the U.S., this is not the case in many other countries around the world. Each year 10.4 million people fall ill with tuberculosis and 1.8 million die. Of those who fall ill, 1 million are children, and 100,000 of these children lose their lives. Furthermore, their is a huge stigma surrounding TB, perpetuated by fear and misunderstanding. Because of this stigma, 100,000 women are thrown out of their homes if families suspect they have TB, and 300,000 children are forced to leave school for the same reason. Keeping this in mind, also know that India in particular holds 27% of the world's global TB burden. It is for this reason that OpASHA works out of New Delhi to ensure last-mile delivery of much needed healthcare.
OpASHA has had great success because of their unique delivery model. It is low cost, high impact, local, and sustainable. Using a simple tablet and fingerprint scanner, OpASHA trains community health workers to keep track of and help patients, thereby ensuring the full, 6-month delivery of medication needed to treat TB. With this model, just $80 treats each patient. If patients default out of the program, they are at risk of developing drug resistant TB, an even more lethal disease. OpASHA's system reduces default rate to an unprecedented 3%, thereby increasing treatment success rate to 89% and reducing the risk of developing a drug resistant form of TB.
During my internship, I've had the opportunity to see how this organization functions and witness the real, positive way it has impacted people's lives. I've been able to go on site visits to see the last-mile delivery of treatment in action. I've been present when TB patients arrive at the health center, scan their fingerprint, and get their medication. The photo attached is from a site visit. Serving a population of over 15.6 million since the organization began, OpASHA has made a real difference in people's lives.
As an intern, I had an amazing experience working for Operation ASHA so far. I have been given many great opportunities to learn more about the organization, as well as how a highly successful nonprofit functions and is led. I have been able to go on site visits to DOTS centers and learn more about the eCompliance biometric technology that is utilized in OpASHA's treatment model. Additionally, I've had the opportunity to sit in on meetings with the senior management team. From these meetings, one could see how dedicated and passionate everyone who works at OpASHA is about their work. I am grateful for this experience, and am excited to see the future growing success of OpASHA.
During a conference on tuberculosis vaccines I had the chance to visit Operation ASHA. This visit was certainly the most impressive experience of all - from the treatment sites in the slums to the headquarters where all the hard-working people coordinate their efforts to deliver TB treatment to those that may not receive treatment otherwise. So inspiring how modern technology is used to improve lives. Thanks to everyone working for ASHA, you really make a difference every day!
I have been working with Operation ASHA since Feb 2017. Initially, I was appointed as Deputy CTO. After a year I was made the CTO & Director Development. My experience working here has far exceeded my expectations. The CEO and Co-Founder, Sandeep is a wonderful boss. He is very adjusting and strives to bring out the best in his employees. What I like about working at Operation ASHA is the huge impact I can make in terms of saving lives and improving the quality of life of thousands of disadvantaged people through a single decision. I also like the variety in the work I do on a daily basis — be it project management, android programming, technical grant writing, giving talks and presentations, networking and forming collaborations and also supervising field visits.
I hope, rather, I am confident that the organization will scale multifold in the coming years and will contribute greatly to eradicating TB not just in India, but in other developing countries as well.
The work which Operation ASHA is doing is just amazing. As most of the poor in India and Cambodia lack health care services. Both of the countries are in 22 most high burden countries with TB. Operation ASHA is contributing a lot through it's really scalable, innovative and low cost model
I had a poor experience with the management in India. After expressing interest in volunteering they responded very unprofessionally, ordering me to speak with them at certain times and giving no consideration of my schedule. After rearranging my schedule on several occasions to talk with them they abruptly told me nothing was available. It was very disappointing to volunteer only to be treated so rudely.
Operation ASHA is very impressive. They go beyond providing simply health benefits by providing economic upliftment through TB treatment in slums and villages in India and Cambodia.
Because of OpASHA people with TB are being treated and not spreading disease. The OpASHA model should be spread globally as a solution to providing TB treatment in poor communities.
OpAHSA has a very interesting and successful model for providing TB medications to people in India who would otherwise either not get medication or would not take their medications regularly. Not taking TB medication regularly leads to multi-drug resistant TB, which, when it spreads is an even bigger public health problem. Specifically OpASHA is able to check compliance with medication by using fingerprints to document that persons have shown up to take their medication and directly observating them taking their medication. Although very resource intensive, OpAHSA has local health workers who can go and find persons who do not show up to take their medications and then get their medications to them.
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Operation Asha is doing a very good job raising awareness about TB and in the eradication of TB in the slums of delhi
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operation asha is doing very good work in the eradication of TB. i fully support their efforts.
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Operation Asha has generated a lot of awareness in the society about TB treatment and prevention. I extend my support to them at all times.
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The staff of Operation Asha is dedicated and motivated at all times to work for eradicating tuberculosis from the face of this Earth. Hope they continue their good work and man wins over this disease as he has done on many others.
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Because of OpASHA, people in the slums who would otherwise spread tuberculosis are receiving treatment.
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Motivated staffs at all level ensures the quality supervision. One way to do this is to emphasize that every patient cured prevents illness, deaths and infections in future generation.
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Special allowance should be provided to most of the quacks who guide the TB patients for sake of their petty financial needs.
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Raising awareness of TB at school level can change the mindsets of most of the parrents and these by the think of the society a large.
T.B. was Very painful but today i am healthy because of treatment by operation asha
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operation asha is doing grate job these work at DOTS center and helped the poor patients
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operation asha takes grate pain in training work work counselors are doing in field area.
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I have seen Operation ASHA's centers in Delhi. There work is truely remarkable.
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I know to operation asha to long time.operation asha doing good job from starting.
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I know about ooperation asha from long time.It wiil be achive target very soon.
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I have listen about operation that operation asha is doing job for operation asha.
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There are many organisation in India but Operation asha is one of them who is doing real job.
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we have visit at work place of operation asha then I realise that operation asha realy blessing for slums in India
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giving the patients medicines from hand to mouth is the principle on which Operation Asha works
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Operation Asha has spread itself in many states and is doing its work with great dedication
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I am a volunteer and I visit the slum areas telling people there about B.C.G vaccination
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Thanks to operation Asha for having saved so many lives.the care they have shown to the patient and their families is really to be seen
Operation Asha is one of the finest NGO's giving timely help to the tuberculosis patients.
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I am a volunteer doing counselling And tracking of patients with Operation Asha. It is doing very good work
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The living condition of slum people is really terrible and this is where Operation Asha is serving.
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There are lot of patients in Operation asha who have now become donors. Im one of them.
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The grant given to Operation ASHA by Chase Community Giving was utilized by OpASHA to provide education, counselling and treatment for tuberculosis to a population of more than 600,000 disadvantaged slum-dwellers in 56 slums in Delhi,
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Educating the women and men of the effected families is very much part of operation Asha. I enjoy working for it
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There is great mental satisfaction donating for such a fine organization as operation Asha
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At on time I was suffering from this dreadful disease .Today I am healthy enough Thanks to Operation Asha I am now doing voluntary work.
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we have visited at centre of Operation asha realy operationasha fighting with TB.
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If one wants to do selfless work one must donate in whatever way one can. Thanks to operation Asha for giving me this opportunity.
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T.B patients are given mediines on a regular basis by counselor of OpAsha with a lot of care and concern
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I am working as a volunteer teaching the poor people basics of complete hygine in Operation Ashagives me a lot of happiness.
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There can't be more graceful work than making charity One must donate liberally at Operation Asha who is doing a wonderful job in Tuberculosis eradication.
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The moment I entered the slums small children came running to me.They were children of patients who were being treated by Operation Asha
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It is hard to believe, houses made of cardboard in the slum areas. These are the places where maximum cases of tuberculosis occur. This is where Operation Asha begins its work.
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I have been a donor at Operation Asha For the last few months. It really gives me so much of pleasure to be useful
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Operation Asha is one step ahead in making a disease free world. If we all contribute a little towards it then this world will become a much better place to live in .This non-profit organization is doing a lot towards eradication of tuberculosis. It is giving treatment at the door steps of the poor and slum dwellers.
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Operation Asha has done commendable work and is not only helping the poor fight this dreadful disease but also educating them about it. We should all contribute a little from our earnings in charity work so that NGO's like Operation Asha.can help the diseased in best possible way the can.
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Operation Asha is one step ahead in making a disease free world. If we all contribute a little towards it then this world will become a much better place to live in .This non-profit organization is doing a lot towards eradication of tuberculosis. It is giving treatment at the door steps of the poor and slum dwellers.Operation Asha has taken up one of the major health issues of our country.It is prevelent in our country in a major form and hence needs lot of attention.
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How great one feels to donate in such an organisation and to be able to support for such a nobel cause operation Asha is a good organisation
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I have personally seen on of the operation Asha DOTS therapy centers. I am impressed by the attention which is given to the patient and his/her family. It is doing remarkable work towards detection and treatment of TB patients. Operation Asha is treating tuberculosis patients. It is taking the treatment to the doorsteps of the slum dwellers specially in Northern India. Its mission of eradicating TB from India is well moving ahead.
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Operation Asha is taking TB treatment to the door steps of the down trodden, so that they can take their prescribed medicine conveniently. Operation Asha is running through a dense network of treatment centers in Urban slum as well as rural slum areas. It is doing excellent work in eradication of tuberculosis.
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It is serving the most disadvantaged section of the society and fighting to eradicate tuberculosis.Operation Asha has created its impact on slum communities. Its model is remarkable and extremely fascinating.
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It is serving the most disadvantaged section of the society and fighting to eradicate tuberculosis.
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I am amazed at the kind of work operation Asha is doing for the down trodden. I have come to know about its working through one of my friends. Not only are the patients being treated, their daily dose is also recorded. It is serving the most disadvantaged section of the society and fighting to eradicate tuberculosis.
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tuberculoses is a serious but curable disease we all should join Hand with Operation Asha in Helping it in its mission
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operation Asha is working in its Dots treatment centers. it is making its best efforts in tracking more and more tuberculoses patients
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Recently a friend of mine had come and we both visited the operation Asha s Dots center the way of teaching patients is very organized
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When one understands the suffering of the T.B patient then one is able to do charity. Great work Op Asha.
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Popularity of Operation Asha is growing extensively because of the dedicated work it is doing in the slums.
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How grate one feels to donate in such as organisation and to be able to support for such a noble cause
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operation Asha has a great mission it is treating as well as helping T.B. patients in all spheres i am proud to be a donor here
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Operation Asha is providing its best of services to the T.B patients.I appreciate their work so much that I decided to do voluntary work.
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I have volunteered for operation asha many time and every one here is totally dedicated to the work they are doing
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A Large number of women are thrown out by their families and they ultimately die of starvation op Asha dos lot of counselling not only to patients but also their families
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i have visited operation Asha center and have actually seen the counselors giving medicine by hand
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The slum areas are so dirty and filthy that unless we do something about it things may become out of control. We should help Operation Asha who is doing such a commendable job.
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Operation Asha is utilizing the donations in the best possible manner. Donation is the best form of charity.
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Charity is one form which gives total fulfilment to a human being. Through Operation Asha I have been able to do this.
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How great one fell to donate in such an organization and to be able to support for such a noble couse
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Operation Asha is following WHO sponsored DOTS therapy to cure Tuberculosis in India.It has cured a number of people from this deadly disease.
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"I am really happy to have been able to lend a hand to Operation Asha as i personally relate to the pain of tuberculosis, having suffered the disease. It was also a great way for me to connect to my network of friends and peers; and while i got to say 'hi' to all of them, i was also able to spread the message that i had volunteered to convey."
"Operation Asha is an amazing platform to help fight tuberculosis. It was really inspiring to see how tons of people from across the country were lobbying for this organization and trying to push it towards the top spot among the world's best socially inclined organizations."
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I one can donate a part of ones earning it will make no difference to the doner but it will certainly save a life. Keep it up Operation Asha!
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"It was great volunteering for Operation Asha as it helped me connect with a relevant cause and with an organization that directly impacts the lives of individuals. The fact that i could pitch in without committing a substantial amount of my time and contribute to something this effective was a great motivation for me."
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Dignity of T.B patients is lost when every one in the neighbourhood comes to know about it. Operation Asha makes it its duty to see that volunteers like us help them in this field also.
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If NGO's like Operation Asha do not take of the spread of tuberculosis , the situation will become very alarming.
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Operation Asha takes care of the food and nutrition supplements of the patients
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Operation ASA was given an award for excellent service in TB control
by the Government of Delhi. This was a heartening moment.
This is really a good initiative for the general needy public of India.
Such operations not only show the concern for contry but to Humanity as a whole.
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Operation Asha is eradicating one of the deadliest diseases in India. Its endeavor is to reduce this disease to a minimal.
The organization is enlightening the impoverished classes of our society to live a healthy and hence happy life.
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Operation Asha works not for the masses who live at the center but for those who live at the periphery of the society. It is not only providing aid at a very minimal fee but is also providing awareness among people who are ignorant of this harmful disease.
The rate at which Operation Asha is curing patients is only increasing day by day. In this effective way it will surely reach a point when people will come on their own to its various centers to get cured. And in this way this disease would be eradicated from its roots soon.
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T.B. has always been considered a taboo of our society and Operation Asha has taken the initiative to prove that Indian society can break the spell of this taboo and hence can become a blissful and healthy society to live in.
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if one wants to give same thing charity is one of the ways operation asha has helped us to do that
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i have done voluntary service in operation asha for over a year now there are so many other volunteers but there is one thing in compassion
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It is great doing voluntary service at operation asha there are so many other who are serving the same purpose
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one day i thought of visiting one of the DOTS center and see the work done by operation Asha i was amased at the cre and kind of treat ment done
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operation asha has an effective T.b. program in which it treats the patients till it has fully recovered
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How easily Tuberculosis spreads most of the people dont know. Each T.B patient can easily infect more than 10 other people. Operation ASHA is well aware of this fact. No wonder it has taken up this health issue.
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There is rapid expansion of T.B. program by operation ashaI have personally seen on of the operation Asha DOTS therapy centers. I am impressed by the attention which is given to the patient and his/her family. It is doing remarkable work towards detection and treatment of TB patients.Operation Asha is treating tuberculosis patients. It is taking the treatment to the doorsteps of the slum dwellers specially in Northern India. Its mission of eradicating TB from India is well moving ahead.
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Operation Asha keeps friendly relations with its patients who actually need it at the time of treatment.
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Dots Providers in operation Asha take core of the patients and give medicines in front of thin .
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T.B. Patients are sick and can not work so they loose there work operation asha tries to support them in all ways .
The very thought of T.B use to scare me at one time.But today I am working as a voluntary worker with this wonderful organization
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to educate the under privileged rearding the treat moments dos and donuts is must operation asha mission provides this service to its patients
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Operation asha is trying its best to lessen the problem of multi drug restance which can lead to death .
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under privileged people our most prone to diseases operation asha is doing a lot to guide and treat tuberculosis for the people.
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When a patient comes to DOTs center, he not only needs physical care but but also psychological help.
I have visited Operation ASHA center and have actually seen the counselors giving medicines by hand.
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OpAsha’s model reduces patient delay and increases detection rate. In addition, OpAsha’s highly trained counsellors are responsible for tracking and eliminating default. The counsellors also carry out intensive educational campaign and education camps.
All of OpAsha’s patients are treated by private providers. A large percentage of them use private microscopy centers.
OpAsha works very closely with Revised National TB Control Programme and uses drugs, hospitals and diagnostic facilities provided by it.
OpAsha’s highly trained counsellors are responsible for tracking and eliminating default. The counsellors also carry out intensive educational campaign and education camps.
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operation asha is one of them organisation which is doing job by a proper way.
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i know about operation asha from very long time,it is doing own business in a right way
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Operation Asha is indeed doing incredible work in slum areas. It is serving the most disadvantaged section of the society and fighting to eradicate tuberculosis
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I am web designer of operation asha operation asha is a non govrnment organisation.
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we have spent some time to operation asha i get operation asha is a good organisation.
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I have visited at plce of operation asha then I feel operation asha doing job a right way.
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Not only that, the detection rate goes up by Op AHA and morbidity and mortality go down. The patient can also procure the medicine conveniently, without wasting time or spending money on transport, or losing wages. Most of the providers are health care providers.
Suspects are detected early by Operation ASHA because 72% of people approach the most accessible and “trusted” community healthcare provider as a first point of contact with the healthcare system.
OpAsha has taken TB treatment to the doorsteps of 3.5 million disadvantaged slum-dwellers in six states within India, namely, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana and Delhi.
OpAsha is now the largest TB control nonprofit in India and represents all NGOs of the developing world on the Coordinating Board of the Stop TB Partnership, which is housed by the World Health Organization.
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The team of OpAsha started wo,rk in the slums in 1998. They made TB their focus in 2006. Since then they have come a long way.
OpAsha has achieved a default rate of close to 2% in urban slums in 2009. This is unprecedented because urban slums are challenging areas with migratory population. Thus, OpAsha has ‘turned the tap off’ on MDR.
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This NGO is working with great dedicating and healinh large number of T.B patients
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The hard part of curing TB is ensuring that patients keep taking all their medicines for six months. So operation Asha's village health workers watch their patients swallow their pills every day.
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The volunteers work on basic maternal and child health, but their biggest job is curing tuberculosis, a very labor-intensive enterprise. Operation Asha isdoing a very good job.
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I am a donar for Operation Asha and I am also doing voluntary service so that I can help it in its mission
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There is no doubt that the team of experts and employees of OpAsha will be able to eradicate TB completely.
Now, OpAsha is the SOLE/ EXCLUSIVE PROVIDER of TB treatment in over 2000 of slums with a TOTAL POPULATION OF 3.5 MILLION.
I found Operation ASHA’s work fascinating and excellent, and hope that it can expand as quickly as possible.
OpAsha has an MoU (memorandum of understanding) with government hospitals, and these hospitals maintain a list of non-profit centers and accordingly direct patients to the nearest centers. OpAsha procures medicine from the hospital through its own vehicles, once or twice a month. Requisition of medicines is done by the program manager based on the information provided by the counsellors.
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TB Association and other non-profits have been using OpAsha’s distribution network to distribute food rations, blankets, educational material, iron and vitamin tablets.
OpAsha’s model reduces patient delay and increases detection rate. In addition, OpAsha’s highly trained counsellors are responsible for tracking and eliminating default. The counsellors also carry out intensive educational campaign and education camps.
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I am a volunteer in Op. Asha and we are able to help because of the excellent training we are given
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People who are not educated still believe that Tuberculosis cannot be treated. Operation Asha has shown to the the slum dwellers that if treated properly it is surely curable.
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Donate as much as you can and help NGO's like Operation Asha fight to eradicate Tuberculosis from India
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Operation Asha has made huge mark by educating and treating the slum people about T.B. Every effort in turn will benefit the country.
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2 people die every three minutes from Tuberculosis in India. This shows how critical the situation is. People must come and donate to Operation Asha and help them in their work.
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If you want to see real life ,visit the slums. and see how operation Asha is taking care of T.B patients. Keep it up Operation Asha....
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Thank you Operation Asha for helping so many people fight tuberculosis and regain healthy life back again
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Delving deep into patient psychology and ensuring that the patient is not embarrased to reach out for help, Operation Asha has provided medication at the patients doorstep!
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In order to reach out to more and more patients, Operation Asha has built a strong network of centres at clinics, homes, community shops, temples and gurdwaras. This is truly amazing!
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In Operation ASHA during the counseling session, the patient is told that TB is curable, so long as therapy is pursued to the end. Effects of missing a dose are explained. It is made clear that missing doses or leaving the treatment after a few weeks may lead to drug resistance. Each patient undergoes multiple counseling sessions during the course of therapy.
Operation ASHA is providing sufficient counseling to patients, families and communities.
Any person who displays symptoms of TB like recurrent fever or unexplained weight
loss is advised to undergo testing. Children are given prophylactic therapy.
Operation ASHA is eradicating TB from all over the world, although its focus right now is India and in Cambodia.
Operation ASHA is a nonprofits organisation, which is taking treatment for tuberculosis to the doorsteps of slum dwellers in India.
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RNTCP recognizes the need for involvement of all sectors –public and private to create an epidemiological impact of Tuberculosis control .The private health sector in the country is an important source of care even with the availability of public health services. In this regarding I think the NGO like Operation ASHA has contributed a lot in fighting against Tuberculosis.
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It is amazing to see an organisation continuously reaching out to lakhs of TB patients in the rarest corner of the country in order to provide modern medicine through small shopkeepers, grocers, etc.
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Dear Nicholas,
I can understand your frustration at the prospect of losing.
Operation ASHA has built a huge constituency of followers and supporters in the past few years. We got over 8000 votes in a competition in 2009. In 2010, we were leaders in a number of online matching grant campaigns in which hundreds of NGOs participated. Just a month ago, we competed against about 20 other nonprofits for an online challenge grant competition. We obtained more than 50% of the entire amount of challenge grant.
This base has been built over years with investment of substantial time and effort on the part of hundreds of volunteers, supported by a dedicated core team.
I will appreciate if you could check facts before making unsavory comments.
Thank you for giving us an opportunity to clarify our position.
Sandeep Ahuja
CEO, Operation ASHA
It is amazing to see an organisation continuously reaching out to lakhs of TB patients in the rarest corner of the country in order to provide modern medicine through small shopkeepers, grocers, etc.
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Operation Asha is relentlessly working towards bridging the gap between TB patients and availability of medicines, reaching out to millions each day!
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Operation Asha has ties with global institutes and organisations such as MIT, Microsoft, Stop TB Partnership (subsidiary of WHO), etc. with the aim of eradicating TB on the global front.
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Providing the treatment at a cost as low as Rs.1000 which is less than 1/10th of the cost borne by other organisations. This is indeed a remarkable step towards eradicating this disease taken by Operation Asha.
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SOMEBODY IS CHEATING HOW DO THEY GET ALMOST 100 REVIEW IN 1 DAY? WE WANT TO WIN BUT WE ARE NOT CHEATING
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OpAsha’s "pipeline" has proved versatile. It has the potential of handling not only TUBERCULOSIS, BUT ALL ASPECTS OF DELIVERY OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE SLUMS.
TB Association and other non-profits have been using OpAsha’s distribution network to distribute food rations, blankets, educational material, iron and vitamin tablets. A group of physicians and pharmaceuticals even delivered free testing and vaccination for Hepatitis B.
Operation Asha has utilized the existing infrastructure (hospitals, diagnostic centers and medicine warehouses) mostly public, and connected it to the concerned communities establishing a pipeline to pump TB medicine and counselling to the most inaccessible areas and to the poorest of the poor. This pipeline can also be used to pump in all kinds of healthcare products and services like painkillers, over-the-counter drugs, vitamin tablets, iron supplements and nutritional products.
OpAsha has established a cost-effective distribution system: medicine is procured free of cost from the government warehouses and then distributed through its provider-run, counsellor-supervised TB centers.
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OpAsha innovatively uses existing infrastructure (hospitals, diagnostic centers, medicine warehouses), mostly public and sometimes private, and sets up centers in close proximity to affected communities. It often seeks the help of government TB control officers in identifying challenging slum areas.
Operation Asha do not openly proclaim to be working only for TB and are known widely as health workers. They also provide over-the-counter drugs (like painkillers, antacids and anti-emetics) and contraceptives. This adds tremendous value to OpAsha’s work and also provides “camouflage” because if our counsellors claimed to be working for TB alone, they may not be welcome because of associated stigmas.
OpAsha’s counsellors carry out extensive personal counselling. Every counsellor is expected to visit three families a day, and explain symptoms and look for potential victims. Counsellors generally belong to the community they serve.
OpAsha’s centres and the providers and counsellors carry out many important functions. They always maintain the social responsibilities.
Having virtually eliminated default, established a cost-effective and replicable model, OpAsha is expanding rapidly. It plans to serve a population of 70 million by 2013.
OpAsha has also partnered with the Prajnopaya Foundation, which is based in Boston and supports the vision of its chief patron, Nobel Laureate His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
Harvard School of Medical Health has been requested to assess the impact of the system on patient outcomes through randomized control trials of Operation ASHA.
Research department of Microsoft has taken up development of bio-metric devices for OpAsha, to track each dose taken by each patient and further improve results.
OpAsha has tied up with Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which is conducting randomized control trials to assess the impact of OpAsha in slum communities.
OpAsha’s methodology has proved its effectiveness and has been internationally acclaimed. Experts have found our work to be truly remarkable and fascinating and excellent .
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Not only that, OpAsha has achieved a default rate of close to 2% in urban slums in 2009. This is unprecedented because urban slums are challenging areas with migratory population. Thus, OpAsha has ‘turned the tap off’ on MDR.
1. All of OpAsha’s patients are treated by private providers. A large percentage of them use private microscopy centers.
Cure rate has climbed to 91% and above. This is nearly the maximum possible, with 3-4% failures (to treatment) in areas served by OpAsha.
Substantial decrease in mortality rate in areas served by OpAsha is clear evidence that patients are detected early and put on treatment without delay.
OpAsha works very closely with Revised National TB Control Programme and uses drugs, hospitals and diagnostic facilities provided by it. This helps control the costs.
OpAsha’s highly trained counsellors are responsible for tracking and eliminating default. The counsellors also carry out intensive educational campaign and education camps.
suspects are detected early because 72% of people approach the most accessible and “trusted” community healthcare provider as a first point of contact with the healthcare system used by OpAsha
OpAsha is expanding rapidly. OpAsha’s treatment centres are established within the community, mostly with existing healthcare providers.
OpAsha has taken TB treatment to the doorsteps of 3.5 million disadvantaged slum-dwellers in six states within India, namely, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana and Delhi.
The team of OpAsha started wo,rk in the slums in 1998. They made TB their focus in 2006. Since then they have come a long way. OpAsha is now the largest TB control nonprofit in India and represents all NGOs of the developing world on the Coordinating Board of the Stop TB Partnership, which is housed by the World Health Organization.
Operation ASHA follows rapid response testing and education of immediate circle (e.g., family members and neighbours) of identified patients
Operation ASHA has adopted leverage trusted community leaders (e.g. priests, traditional healers) to work as DOTS providers and spread key messages to their community.
Operation ASHA has adopted dense network of treatment centres consisting of strategically selected, high-traffic community centres (e.g., places of worship and popular locally owned stores), so that patients are no farther than a 10 minute walk from the nearest centre; extended operating hours based on specific community needs.
Operation ASHA foollows internationally accepted standard DOTS therapy prescribed by World Health Organization and followed by India all over the country.
Operation ASHA 's work is a cost-effective, easily replicable model that leverages every dollar by effectively utilizing government funding and community infrastructure to supply treatment.
i have recently volunteered in this non-profit organisation and accordint to me it is doing an excellent job and shoul receive bharat ratna for it.
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Operation ASHA has built an innovative last mile treatment infrastructure, capable of eradicating TB, by providing medication and comprehensive counseling at the doorsteps of the poorest in slums of India.
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Operation ASHA (Op ASHA) a non government organization was established in 2005. It is a tax exempt nonprofits, which is taking treatment for tuberculosis to the doorsteps of slum dwellers in India.
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emerging as one of the best ngo's by theie service and trying to better their flaws,they are doing a good job!!
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doing an excellent job and curing people with their great service and continuing to impress the people of india with their skill and potental
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great ngo. has saved my brothers life and have helped us through this very tough period.one of the best in the field.they are god's people in the mission to help and cure people of TB
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i have seen many ngo's in this field but never have i seen or experianced such expertise in this field.i am indeed impressed.with large amount of labour and fastly gowing centres in every city they are surerly going on the path of becoming the best in the buisness.
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For the last six months I have been working in Operation Asha. It has made me realize how sick aand needy people in the slluuuumus are.
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Im very happy, the way Operation Asha is coming up. Hope their work becomes much more visible in the coming years
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Tuberculosis at one time was not curable. But today NGO's like Operation Asha are devoting their full day time in personally treating the patients .
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Operation Asha has ties with global institutes and organisations such as MIT, Microsoft, Stop TB Partnership (subsidiary of WHO), etc. with the aim of eradicating TB on the global front.
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. Operation Asha has ties with global institutes and organisations such as MIT, Microsoft, Stop TB Partnership (subsidiary of WHO), etc. with the aim of eradicating TB on the global front.
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Providing the treatment at a cost as low as Rs.1000 which is less than 1/10th of the cost borne by other organisations. This is indeed a remarkable step towards eradicating this disease taken by Operation Asha.
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Operation Asha has gone a long way in reaching out to slum-dwellers suffering from TB. Providing medication at their doorstep and reaching out to millions through their network.
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operation asha combines quality control, innovative technology and aggressive cost containment to create an create an effective model for tuberculosis treatment that empowers urban slum communities to take charge of their on health .
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Operation Asha is treating tuberculosis patients. It in taking the treatment to the doorsteps of the slum dwellers specially in Northern India. Its mission of eradicating TB from India is well moving ahead.
I am amazed at the kind of work operation Asha is doing for the down trodden. I have come to know about its working through one of my friends. Not only are the patients being treated, their daily dose is also recorded.
It is serving the most disadvantaged section of the society and fighting to eradicate tuberculosis.
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Operation Asha has created its impact on slum communities. Its model is remarkable and extremely fascinating.so that they can take their prescribed medicine conveniently. O convey my best wishes to them.
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the time which i have spent heve and seen its working Asha has extensive work in detecting and curing tuberculosis.
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this organisation operation asha has made me aware of how important it is to make people understand about this disease and treat them effetely.
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Even though TB is a treatable disease most people are unaware of this fact. Operation Asha has done a fantastic job in overcoming this myth and creating awareness.
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volunteers and 01 other people attached to operation asha are working tirelessly to help save patients in slum areas hats off to them .
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Operation ASHA’s DOTS centers serve as low-cost, efficient and accessible pipeline penetrating deep into the slums where government and other nonprofits have failed to reach
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Operation Asha has taken up one of the major health issues of our country. Most of the people are not aware of the treatment for tuberculosis but this NGO has come up with various views which are very appreciable.
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People working in Operation Asha are very helpful and professional in their work. No wonder they are marching ahead with confidence.
Operation Asha is working very hard and sincerely towards eradication of T.B. I have worked with it for last one year and I am amazed at their effeciency and dedication with which they provide door to door treatment
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I think Operation Asha is the right organisation which can mobilize every coins in a right way to treating the Tuberculosis patients.
We all should donate and do voluntary service for Operation Asha. Small contribution by each will make a big difference.
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I have seen a family member suffering from TB. I am very happy to know that NGO's like Operation Asha are doing so much for TB patients.
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people in the slum desperately need to be educated on tuberculosis operation Asha is doing very good work in not only treating but also educating the poor.
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extreamly iffeclur and organised ngo fighting hard agains t.b I have personally seen on of the operation Asha DOTS therapy centers. I am impressed by the attention when is given to the patient and his/her family
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great non profit to tally dedi cadet in eradicating tuler wlosis treatment to the door steps of the down trodden, so that they can take their prescribed medicine conveniently. O convey my best wishes to them.
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Operation Asha has given help to a T.B patient I knew.I like the way in which this NGO is willing to help all those who need it.
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If we all contribute a little towards it then this world will become a much better place to live in health issues of our country.It is prevelent in our country in a major form and hence needs lot of attention.
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I and my sister have donated money in Operation Asha. They are doing so much for the people in slum areas. Tuberculosis is such a disease, that if it is not treated properly it can lead to death.
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Operation ASHA's model has achieved excellent results. In South Delhi where Operation ASHA is a major force, detection rate has increased by 78%. Default is down to 1%, thus Operation ASHA has ‘turned the tap off’, preventing MDR. It's work to be truly remarkable* and fascinating and excellent**.
Operation Asha has taken up one of the major health issues of our country.It is prevelent in our country in a major form and hence needs lot of attention.
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We should all contribute a little from our earnings in charity work so that NGO's like Operation Asha.can help the diseased in best possible way the can.
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Having virtually eliminated default, established a cost-effective and replicable model, Operation ASHA is expanding rapidly. It plans to establish 1000 DOTS centers by 2012, which will serve a population of 70 million.
We spend so much on luxurious items. How about donating one bit of it to Operation Asha who is working so hard on eradication of tuberculosis.
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Operation ASHA have tied up with MIT, which is conducting randomized control trials to assess the impact of Operation ASHA in slum communities.
Operation Asha practice stringent cost control. The cost of treating a patient for the entire therapy of average seven months is only $15. The government provides a grant so each center becomes self-sustaining within two years.
Operation ASHA is treating Tuberculosis in the slums of India, serving a population of 3.5 million slum-dwellers in six states and expanding rapidly.
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I was sick with Tuberculosis, I didnot know I was suffering from this disease. Operation Asha detected and cured me. My whole treatment was free of cost.
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“Operation ASHA’s DOTS centers serve as low-cost, efficient and accessible pipeline penetrating deep into the slums where government and other nonprofits have failed to reach”
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Operation ASHA works very closely with Revised National TB Control Programme and uses drugs, hospitals and diagnostic facilities provided by it.
operation asha is working for people suffering from tubrrwloris we all should donate and help them.
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One has to visit the slums to see the dirt and filth in which poor people are staying. I know it is not possible to leave every thing and go and serve them but we can help Organisations like Operation Asha to forward their mission.
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One can donate and part away with ones money only when one is convinced with its working. Operation Asha keep it up!!!!
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I am a bank employee and I am highly impressed by the work which is being carried out by Operation Asha in helping patients suffering from tuberculosis.
I had visited many slum areas when I was studying in college. When I came to know about Operation Asha I was once again encouraged to visit the site . They are doing a great job!
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I and my friend visit operation Asha's DOTs center at least a couple of times in a month. We help them track patients in that particular area.
Operation ASHA was given an award for excellent service in TB control by the Government of Delhi. This was a heartening moment.
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live in slums for aday and see the dirt and see the dirt and flier all around you this is what causes diseares we all hour to do same this alround it''
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I had heard and read about operation Asha through different sources. I had so much curiosity to see its working that I made it a point to visit one of its centers in the slums. It was an experience of its own.
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I am very happy to write a review for an organization of which I think of so highly. There are so many people who are effected by this deadly but curable disease. Operation Asha is making all its efforts to educate people about it.
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i had TB a few months ago and was in so much pain..i heard about this ngo nad went into it to be cured.i have been touched by it's service and have been cured...our disease have been their utmost priority..
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has helped many people in the society and is becoming a fast becoming sector in the ngo society.
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Operation Asha has done extensive work in detecting and curing tuberculosis.Hope it will be able to complete its mission in the coming years.
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operation asha is doin a job which deserves a bharat ratna and we all respect them for what they are doing.
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a highly respected and popular ngo.it has helped a family member of mine and we thank it from the bottom of our heart.
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This non-profit organization is doing a lot towards eradication of tuberculosis. It is giving treatment at the door steps of the poor and slum dwellers.
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Operation Asha is one step ahead in making a disease free world. If we all contribute a little towards it then this world will become a much better place to live in .
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OpASHA has recently been elected to the Board of Directors of the Stop TB partnership, which is housed by the World Health Organization.
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Operation Asha is taking TB treatment to the door steps of the down trodden, so that they can take their prescribed medicine conveniently. O convey my best wishes to them. . It is doing remarkable work towards detection and treatment of TB patients.
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In India, which accounts for 30% of the global burden of TB, the DOTS programme is undergoing massive expansion as treatment success rates double and death rates fall. Government commitment, community involvement, and partnerships have all been key factors in the success of the DOTS programme in India.
A massive expansion of TB treatment using DOTS is today under way in India. By the end of 2000, one in four of the population -- over 250 million people -- will be covered by the strategy. By the end of 2002, it is planned that half the country will be covered. Eventually, it is hoped that the entire population of over one billion will have access to DOTS.
Up until late 1998, only 2% of the population were covered by DOTS. By early 1999, the number had soared to over 120 million and the numbers have been rising ever since.
The logistics involved in such rapid large-scale expansion were considerable. Over 10 000 doctors had to be trained, 2000 laboratory technicians, and 100 000 allied health workers. An additional 500 staff were employed. Almost 3000 microscopes had to be purchased and enough TB drugs to treat over 400 000 patients. Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of technical documents had to be finalized and printed. Any future expansion will have to be phased to ensure that drug supplies, training, supervision, and monitoring can all be guaranteed. The stakes are high. India accounts for about 30% of the global burden of TB. An estimated one in two of the adult population are infected with the TB bacterium. Every year, two million people develop active tuberculosis -- more than in any other country in the world. And about 450 000 die from it -- more than the total deaths from AIDS, malaria, and tropical diseases combined.
Launched in 1993 with a series of successful small-scale pilot projects, the DOTS programme has shown continued impressive success rates. A recent analysis of the impact of the programme found that 80% of cases were successfully treated -- twice as many as in the previous TB programme. Death rates among infectious patients treated within the programme were 4%, compared with a rate over seven times higher in the non-DOTS programme.
India's DOTS programme is mainly financed through a US $ 142 million low-interest loan from the World Bank, with an increasing proportion of the costs already being met by the national and state governments. Treatment is supervised by health workers, community volunteers, traditional birth attendants, and community or religious leaders. Community workers supervise treatment for patients with limited access to a health centre. Additional staff are provided to serve difficult mountainous, tribal, and urban areas.
In order to maintain the uninterrupted supply of drugs throughout the treatment period, each patient is allocated an individual box at the outset containing the full course of treatment. This helps ensure that no patient has to stop treatment because drugs are not available, even in the event of a break in the drugs supply chain.
Ironically, India was one of the seedbeds for the global DOTS strategy, but it was many years before the idea took root there. In the 1950s, the Tuberculosis Research Centre in Chennai (formerly Madras) demonstrated that treatment observation is both necessary and feasible in the community, using intermittent treatment. In the early 1960s, India demonstrated that most TB patients did not need to be in hospital. In Madras, even destitute people living on the streets in slum areas were successfully treated with a regular supervised course of TB drugs. Meanwhile, the National Tuberculosis Institute in Bangalore demonstrated that, with minimal training and regular supervision, technicians working at the periphery could carry out sputum smear microscopy -- enabling this to become the primary tool for diagnosis of TB.
Today, as India establishes the second largest DOTS programme in the world (after China), the wheel has turned full circle. But there is still a long way to go before DOTS is available country-wide.
Operation ASHA has been successful in providing tuberculosis treatment to residents of the urban slums in India by locating treatment centers within convenient existing locations where patients would otherwise go, including temples, hair salons and the shops of traditional healers. By hiring counselors from the local population, launching its innovative biometrics fingerprint scanning system, and tying counselors’ pay to performance, Operation ASHA has discovered a model for tuberculosis treatment that – in its pilot areas – has resulted in a default rate of zero.
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OpASHA has taken TB treatment to the doorsteps of 3.5 lakhs disadvantaged slum-dwellers, who live in 1352 slums spread across 13 cities in six states within India, namely, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana and Delhi. OpASHA’s treatment centres are established within the community so patients can procure the medicine conveniently, without wasting time or spending money on transport, or losing wages.
i have personally seen one of the operation asha Dots therapy centers i am impsessed by the aftent ion with is giver to the pation and his famaly .
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operation asha working for the diseas which is very common but people dont want to talk about them.
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Operation Asha is fighting against Tuberculosis world wide. I like the organisation.
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Not only are the patients being treated, their daily dose is also recorded.
It is serving the most disadvantaged section of the society and fighting to eradicate tuberculosis.
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operationasha is the biggest ngo for tb treatment and they have large no of patients as well as many patients get cured .
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they are using biometrics system for the proper record that can be maintain and as well it also help them to track new patients.
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operation asha is doing commendale work in fighting for kuper culosis the was this ngo is going i am sure one day it will achiur its gooks.
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the way they are working this organisation must achived his goals and improved there services more.
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I offer them my small space to use as a dot center and they are very effectively using that which is very good.
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being a social worker i tried to help them by finding a patients and saves some of the lifes from TB.
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Operation ASHA has partnered with Microsoft Corporation to develop a biometrics system that uses fingerprint scans of patients to track their treatment compliance, a key factor in successfully treating tuberculosis.
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the slum dwellers specially in Northern India. Its mission of eradicating TB from India is well moving ahead.
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what a way of work is operation Asha doing for the tuberculosis patients! I like it.
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It is doing remarkable work towards detection and treatment of TB patients.Operation Asha is treating tuberculosis patients. It in taking the treatment to the doorsteps of the slum dwellers specially in Northern India. Its mission of eradicating TB from India is well moving ahead.
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The mission of Operation ASHA is to eradicate tuberculosis worldwide and to provide health care and supportive services to the most disadvantaged. I like the organisation.
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Not only are the patients being treated, their daily dose is also recorded. Not only are the patients being treated, their daily dose is also recorded. TB from India is well moving ahead.
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Operation Asha is helping the people suffering from Tuberculosis specially those living in filthy areas. I wish them the best.
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Operation ASHA has been successful in providing tuberculosis treatment to residents of the urban slums in India by locating treatment centers within convenient locations
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Not only are the patients being treated, their daily dose is also recorded. TB from India is well moving ahead. Not only are the patients being treated, their daily dose is also recorded.
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Operation ASHA seeks to share its successful deployment of its biometrics system with those attending the Civil Society Hearing and the High-Level Meeting as a possible solution to tuberculosis.
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Operation Asha has opened its centres for treatment of tuberculosis and is doing commendable work.
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What a tremendous work is Operation Asha doing ! I like the way it works on tuberculosis.
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peration Asha is treating tuberculosis patients. It in taking the treatment to the doorsteps of the slum dwellers specially in Northern India. Its mission of eradicating TB from India is well moving ahead. Not only are the patients being treated, their daily dose is also recorded.
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I am impressed by the attention when is given to the patient and his/her family. OIperation Asha is running through a dense network of treatment centers in Urban slum as well as rural slum areas
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Visiting there center near to my house and found that they are really doing amazing work for the society.
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Operation ASHA has been successful in providing tuberculosis treatment to residents of the urban slums in India by locating treatment centers within convenient existing locations where patients would otherwise go, including temples, hair salons and the shops of traditional healers.
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OIperation Asha is running through a dense network of treatment centers in Urban slum as well as rural slum areas. I have personally seen on of the operation Asha DOTS therapy centers. I am impressed by the attention when is given to the patient and his/her family.
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this is the only ngo which is working on very large scale in india with the help of goverment to eradicate TB and also support for other healthcare facilities as well.
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I am happy that Organizations like Operation Asha are doing good work in curing the poorest of the poor.I wish them all the best.
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I am amazed at the kind of work operation Asha is doing for the down trodden. that they can take their prescribed medicine conveniently. O convey my best wishes to them.
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I came to know about how they are implementing biometric device in there centers to keep proper records for the patients.
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I have personally experienced the help and attention that I got when I was sick. I hop many such organizations would be started which can benefit the poor
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It is serving the most disadvantaged section of the society and fighting to eradicate tuberculosis.. Its mission of eradicating TB from India is well moving ahead
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i am amazed at the kind of work operation asha is doing for the dower frod the bmannmer in with they are working .
I have personally experienced the excellent work which Operation Asha is doing in the field of eradication of tuberculosis. Making people aware that it is curable is initself agreat effort on its part
many people want to be the part of operationasha by any mean like a donor or volunteer or any way he can help. for providing TB treatment.
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OperationASHA tries to reach each and every nook or whook of the corner to provide knowledge of TB and remove social stigma attached to TB.
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not only working for eradication of TB only but also working as a health care providers providing other healthcare facilities as well.
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try and spread the massage as for possible Its mission of eradicating TB from India is well moving ahead.
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operation asha is treatment tuberwlosis potunts .if i taking treatment to the doorstep of the slum dwelles .
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I have never seen an NGO so impressively and conscientiously leverage every $ to such impact
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I am amazed at the kind of work operation Asha is doing for the down trodden. I have come to know about its working through one of my friends. Not only are the patients being treated, their daily dose is also recorded.
Operation Asha is treating tuberculosis patients. It in taking the treatment to the doorsteps of the slum dwellers specially in Northern India. Its mission of eradicating TB from India is well moving ahead
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this institution has provided a great deal of interest and enthusiasm in the public and has helped a great deal of people.now becoming popular in the city,it is emerging as one of the top ngo's of the country..it has one many hearts including mine by it's service and skills to cure people from tuberculosis...
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Operation ASHA has discovered a model for tuberculosis treatment that – in its pilot areas – has resulted in a default rate of zero. Operation ASHA’s experience with this new model is unique and the organization would like to send two representatives to the High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS and the Civil Society Hearing in order to share it with others, as well as to learn what others are doing in this arena.
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I have personally seen on of the operation Asha DOTS therapy centers. I am impressed by the attention when is given to the patient and his/her family. It is doing remarkable work towards detection and treatment of TB patients.
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The mission of Operation ASHA is to eradicate tuberculosis worldwide and to provide health care and supportive services to the most disadvantaged.
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OIperation Asha is running through a dense network of treatment centers in Urban slum as well as rural slum areas. It is doing excellent work in eradication of tuberculosis.
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Operation Asha is taking TB treatment to the door steps of the down trodden, so that they can take their prescribed medicine conveniently. O convey my best wishes to them.
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Operation Asha has created its impact on slum communities. Its model is remarkable and extremely fascinating.
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If selected to speak I would describe the model that Operation ASHA is currently using to treat tuberculosis and prevent multiple drug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in India and Cambodia. This model, which involves the training and employment of counselors who live in the urban slums where Operation ASHA's patients live, has resulted in remarkably lower rates of default among tuberculosis patients than have been achieved previously.
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Operation Asha is indeed doing incredible work in slum areas. It is serving the most disadvantaged section of the society and fighting to eradicate tuberculosis.
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Operation ASHA has been successful in providing tuberculosis treatment to residents of the urban slums in India by locating treatment centers within convenient existing locations where patients would otherwise go, including temples, hair salons and the shops of traditional healers. By hiring counselors from the local population, launching its innovative biometrics fingerprint scanning system, and tying counselors’ pay to performance, Operation ASHA has discovered a model for tuberculosis treatment that – in its pilot areas – has resulted in a default rate of zero.
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Excellent work Operation Asha. I am sure people will be inspired by their efforts and try and forward the mission.
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Operation Asha has done a lot of work in eradication of T.B. Hope people will be inspired an come forward to help it complete its mission.
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Operation Asha is doing an invaluable service to society by accomplishing its goal of eradication of TB. The dynamic and ever-growing nature of this organisation has helped it reach this far with many of its operations going international. It has helped transform the lives of thousands by working at the grassroot level. I know people who work in the organisation at a personal level and i know the dedication and coomittment with which they are working. Kudos to all of them for the great job they are doing!
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I have seen my friend suffering from this dreadful disease. But she had the money and the education to fight it. But think of the millions who are suffering and have no one to guide them. Thanks to Operation Asha who are trying to do thier level best in the eradication of T.B
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Operation Asha is doing excellent job in eradication of tuberculosis. Most important is that its focus of attention is for the poorest of the poor. People living in the slum areas are the ones who are actually in need of all the education andattention
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They are doing a great job...... specially the countries which are not developed. Organizations such as Operation Asha are badly needed in countries like India,Bangladesh,Kenya,South Africa and many African countries .By having NGO's like Operation Asha we can progress poltically,economically and socially. As NGO's play a crucial role in Democratic Counties like India. Operation Asha is working towards a healthy and safer society.
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Thanks to Operation Asha who has done wonderful work in eradication of tuberculosis. Its work is spreading with great pace to many parts of India .I have my friend working in Operation Asha, and have heard about the wonders it is doing
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Its is a very active ngo and has helped me save my servant's life. I am thankful to them and may god bless them.
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