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Organization Contact Information | |
| Name: | Operation ASHA |
| Street 1: | D - 156, First Floor, Sarita Vihar |
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| City: | New Delhi |
| Province: | |
| Post Code: | 110076 |
| Country: | India |
| Phone: | 919310298004 |
| Email: | sandeep.ahuja@opasha.org |
| Web Site: | http://www.opasha.org |
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General Information | |
| 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 treating Tuberculosis in the slums of India, serving a population of 5.37 million slum-dwellers in India and Cambodia. The non-profit has taken the DOTS strategy directly to the doorsteps of the disadvantaged by establishing treatment centers within the community, e.g. in small shops, huts and temples, so that patients can receive medicine conveniently, without wasting time, spending money on transport, or losing wages. It trains and specializes local community members to treat TB, and employs them to work in their communities to track and eliminate drug default. In addition, Operation ASHA carries out intensive educational campaigns and education camps. Over 85% of their funds are used for social mobilization and delivery of treatment. Its model has achieved excellent results. In South Delhi where Operation ASHA is a major force, the TB detection rate has increased by 78%. The organization's has reduced its total default rate to a consistent 2-3%. Their objective to stop new cases of multidrug-resistant TB has led them to team up with Microsoft Research and Innovators in Health to develop and implement the new eCompliance initiative, which adds biometric technology to Directly Observed Therapy. Under the eCompliance strategy, patients will scan their fingerprints at a terminal to confirm their attendance at one of OpASHA's treatment centers. At the end of each day, the system relays the complete attendance log to a central record via SMS. This process provides Operation ASHA with verifiable and up-to-date information on their TB patients. If a patient ever misses his or her dose, the eCompliance terminal will send a separate text message to the field health worker and the responsible program manager, notifying them that a follow-up is required within 48 hours. The follow-up visit is confirmed by the patient's fingerprint. This focuses TB counseling on defaulting patients, and is a reliable way to ensure complete adherence to treatment. |
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| Total number of staff in your organization: | 100 + |
| Number of full-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 100 + |
| Number of part-time staff who are directly involved with TB: | 100 + |
| Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: | 11 - 25 |
| What is your organization's annual budget (USD) dedicated to TB? | $500,001-$1 MIL |
| How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: | Involvement in TB control provision |
| Why do you wish join the Stop TB Partnership: | Involvement in Stop TB Working Groups |
| Are you a member of a Stop TB national partnership: | India |
| 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 signs MOU with India's Revised National Control Programme to provide treatment in slum areas. In exchange for this service, OpASHA is paid per patient cured. | |
Geographical Reach | |
| Which country is your headquarters located in: | India |
| 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 Research and Development TB Healthcare Services |
Specializations in Countries | |
| TB Healthcare Services | Cambodia |
| TB Healthcare Services | India |
| TB Healthcare Services | Viet Nam |
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 has focused on enhancing DOTS treatment with biometric technology. Each time a patient comes to a DOTS center, he or she scans his finger at the terminal, registering the attendance. If a patient misses a dose, a text message is sent out at the end of the day to notify the counselor of the default. The counselor will personally follow-up with the patient, reiterating the importance of DOTS treatment. This system efficiently focuses TB education on defaulting patients. For the first time, 100% DOTS adherence is a reality. To find out more about OpASHA's biometric program visit http://opasha.org/ Drug-Resistant TB: MDR- & XDR-TB have develop because of drug default. Operation ASHA brings reliable biometric tracking to ensure DOTS therapy is reliably adhered to. It's treatment centers penetrate deep into slum communities and rural villages, providing a location for patients to receive DR-TB medicines under the DOTS program. |
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Declaration | |
| Declaration of interests: No conflicts of interest were delacred. | |
| Application date: | January 27, 2011 |
| Last updated: | October 4, 2012 |