Official Twitter feed of Operation ASHA (OpASHA). OpASHA has taken TB treatment to the doorsteps of the poorest of the poor. Find more at http://t.co/Wfxe3ooYgM
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Our staff carried out a successful CME Program in Burhanpur, MP, under the guidance of DTO, STO and experts from CTD.
Patients, governments & donors love and support our #mhealth #technology applications widely. They will be rolled out soon for large populations helping improve #tuberculosis treatment thanks to long-standing donor & Govt partnership @PMO_NaMo @NamoApp @ChouhanShivraj.
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Happy Birthday Professor Swaminathan. Grateful for your contributions to humanity @mssrf @msswaminathan
Thanks @pmoIndia @CMMadhyaPradesh @healthminmp @tballiance for improving treatment for drug resistant TB and saving lives of the disadvantaged.
COVID has been an unmitigated disaster. Our Zambian partner Charity lost her husband. Our Team prays God rest the departed soul in peace and give Charity the strength to bear this loss.
Operation ASHA now serves nearly 4 Crore (40 million) more people for TB care in the State of Madhya Pradesh, thanks to the State Govt and CTD.
Thank you MP State Govt and DTOs of Indore and Vidisha for your kind support in serving TB patients in spite of challenges created by the COVID pandemic.
Our dedicated staff continues to serve the most disadvantaged TB patients. Recently, one of them, Um Theav, left for heavenly abode. He tirelessly supported 100s of TB patients in Prey Kabas Hospital in Cambodia. Our deepest sympathy+condolence to wife Chhit Sao+family.
India spends only 1% of its GDP on #healthcare thus out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE) on health services remains among the highest in the world. #EconomicSurvey2021 projects increasing healthcare spending to 2.5-3% of GDP will reduce OOPE by 30%.
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.@MoHFW_INDIA to allow individuals in second batch of #coronavirus #VaccinationDrive to pick #vaccination slots as per their convenience via web portal/app & (in poor internet connectivity areas) at #healthcare facilities.
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New research proposes #tuberculosis drug that can suppress the bacteria's growth without affecting it directly, thereby reducing the possibility of drug-resistance.
bit.ly/3a1SK0r #healthcare #medicine #TBFreeIndia2025 #EndTB
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Although mental health & motivation play a pivotal role in treatment of any #disease, for #tuberculosis these became even more vital considering treatment lasts minimum 6 months & drugs can have severe side-effects. Social stigma adds to patients' stress.
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140 years after #tuberculosis bacteria was discovered & 100 years after its #vaccine was invented, TB infects 10 million people/yr & kills 4,000/day. TB research is underfunded - USA alone paid more to Moderna for #COVID19Vaccine than what world spent on TB research in 15 years!
After every crisis, there is exhortation for ecologically-sustainable recovery followed by intensification of same production & consumption patterns. Challenges like #ClimateCrisis & public #healthcare are global in nature & require multifaceted response.
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Reluctance of people to visit #health centers & health workers' fears regarding sputum handling = massive decrease in #tuberculosis detection during #CoronavirusPandemic. Kerala has initiated massive project to identify & test vulnerable individuals for TB
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History of #tuberculosis eradication in Ireland. Imagine if Indian govt. went all out with caller tunes, TV & print ads, & messages from the PM & others for TB like they've done for #CoronavirusPandemic. If Ireland can, India can too.
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Estimates by @WHO indicate 25-50% decrease in global #tuberculosis notifications over 3 months because of #CoronavirusPandemic will result in 400,000 excess deaths in 2020. A very large proportion of these will be in India, Indonesia & Africa.
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"While #COVID19 is dramatic in overwhelming medical systems quickly, #Tuberculosis kills slowly, destroying entire families over time. Victims of TB are forgotten because most do not have money, power, or a voice."
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