Operation Asha provides last mile tuberculosis treatment in the slums of India and in Cambodia.
Investee | Operation Asha, founded 2005 |
Location | India, Cambodia |
Sector | Health |
Funding period | 2009-2013 |
Funding type | Grant |
Website | http://www.opasha.org/ |
Operation Asha utilizes existing infrastructure such as temples and kiosks in order to establish a dense network of treatment centers which provide TB patients with their medication. The costs of USD 25 per patient are covered by the WHO. Being run at high-traffic community locations, patients have only a 10-minute walk to the nearest center. Extended opening hours allow patients to integrate the visit to the center into their daily routine and thus successfully complete the 6-month treatment.
Operation Asha has lowered the default rate of the treatments by 40-60 times, increased detection of TB patients by 80%, achieved a treatment success rate of 90% and reduced the death rate to 3%.
Reach | 2009 | 2010; | 2011 | 2012 | 2013e | 2014e |
# of centers India/ Cambodia | 40 | 89 | 179/8 | 209/46 | 380/101 | 500/137 |
# of enrolled patients India/ Cambodia | 3'000 | 5'000 | 6'430/250 | 7'922/2'228 | 10'000/4'545 | 17'000/6'165 |
# of infections prevented India/ Cambodia | 32'000 | 60'000 | 77'160/1'900 | 95'064/26'736 | 120'000/54'540 | 204'000/73'980 |