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Organization Contact Information | |
| Name: | Operation ASHA |
| Street 1: | P.O. Box A3883 |
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| City: | Chicago |
| Province: | IL |
| Post Code: | 60690-3883 |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Phone: | 773 733 0244 |
| Email: | shelly.batra@opasha.org |
| Web Site: | http://opasha.org |
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General Information | |
| Board Constituency: | Developed Country NGO |
| Organization Type - Primary: | Non-Governmental Organization |
| Organization Type - Secondary: | Other Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) |
| Is your organization legally registered in your country: | Yes |
| Organization Reach: | International |
| Organization Description: | |
| Operation ASHA is a registered non-profit that has taken TB treatment to the doorsteps of 5.37 million individuals living in disadvantaged areas. It operates in over 2,053 villages and slums in six states spread across India, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Our success is rooted in the way we have set up our treatment centers. The World Health Organization’s DOTS (Directly Observed Therapy, Short course) program requires patients to travel to a TB clinic and take the medicines under the supervision of a health worker. To make this possible for patients without easy access to transportation, centers are established in existing institutions such as health clinics, businesses, and religious centers within their communities. Our new eCompliance initiative has reduced drug default to less than 1.5%. We have used fingerprint readers to ensure the physical presence of patients at DOTS centers, and allow the illiterate to have access to TB treatment. |
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| Total number of staff in your organization: | 100 + |
| Number of full-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 6 - 10 |
| Number of part-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 1 - 5 |
| Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: | 1 - 5 |
| What is your organization's annual budget (USD) dedicated to TB? | $100,001-$500,000 |
| How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: | Involvement in TB control provision |
| Why do you wish join the Stop TB Partnership: | Resource mobilization |
| Are you a member of a Stop TB national partnership: | No |
| Are you in contact with your national TB programme: | Yes |
| Please tell us how your organization is contributing to your country's national TB control plan: | |
| Operation ASHA USA's primary role is to act as a funding mechanism for the India, Cambodia, and Vietnam operations. It does not fight tuberculosis in the United States. | |
Geographical Reach | |
| Which country is your headquarters located in: | United States of America |
| Which WHO region is the main focus of your work: | South East Asian |
| Which countries do you do operate in: (This includes countries you are conducting activities in) |
Cambodia India Viet Nam |
Specializations | |
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Advocacy, communication and social mobilization Delivery of health services and care Funding Technical Assistance |
Specializations in Countries | |
| Funding | Cambodia |
| Funding | India |
Contribution | |
| Please tell us how your organization will contribute to the Global Plan to Stop TB by briefly describing its involvement in any of the areas of work listed below: | |
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DOTS Expansion and Enhancement: Operation ASHA US funds the India and Cambodia branches. These branches use locally trained health workers to bring DOTS treatment to under-serviced areas. To minimize the cost of operating a treatment center, we open branches in pre-existing locations such as businesses, temples, and clinics. The providers of these institutions are also responsible for implementing DOTS therapy when a health worker is not present. Drug-Resistant TB: Operation ASHA’s eDOTS initiative is enhancing tuberculosis (TB) control by implementing biometric attendance terminals at its treatment centers. eDOTS works similarly to the DOTS program, but requires patients to register their attendance on a fingerprint reader when they take their medicines. At the end of each day, the attendance record from every terminal is sent to our database via text message. On the occasion that a patient misses his or her dose, a notifying text message is sent from the terminal to the responsible health worker and supervisor. Once the SMS is sent, the health worker has 48 hours to deliver TB medicines and acquire the fingerprint of the defaulting patient as proof of the visit. eDOTS focuses health consultation on the patients who need it most, while providing indisputable verification that a patient was physically present for the treatment. Go to opasha.org to find out more. |
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Declaration | |
| Declaration of interests: No conflicts of interest were delacred. | |
| Application date: | December 8, 2010 |
| Last updated: | October 19, 2012 |