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[[File:OperationASHAlogo.jpg|thumb|Logo of Operation ASHA]]
'''Operation ASHA''' '''(OpASHA)''' is a non-profit organization (NGO) founded in 2006 to bring [[tuberculosis]] (TB) treatment at economically feasible rates to disadvantaged communities.<ref name="Asha Reference1">{{cite news |title=Operation ASHA is Combating Tuberculosis in India |url=https://www.borgenmagazine.com/operation-asha-is-combating/ |access-date=1 March 2021 |publisher=BORGEN |date=22 January 2021}}</ref> The organization's primary work is to detect and cure TB, as well as to prevent and treat [[Multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis]] (MDR-TB) in [[India]] and [[Cambodia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.opasha.org/about/history/ |title=History " Operation Asha: Fighting Tuberculosis Worldwide |publisher=Opasha.org |date= |accessdate=2012-11-25}}</ref> Operation ASHA specializes in last-mile connectivity, bridging the gap between government medicine distribution centers and the communities of patients to deliver treatment at the doorsteps of the under-served. In addition to detecting and curing TB, OpASHA's community health workers also educate the community about TB and its symptoms thereby helping to reduce the stigma there is regarding the disease even in today's day and age. In addition to TB, Operation ASHA's model and technology has been used in many other diseases such as diabetes, hemophilia and mental health.
Operation ASHA was founded by Dr. Shelly Batra and Sandeep Ahuja. In India, Operation ASHA works under the [[Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program]] as a private-sector [[DOTS]]-provider. Operation ASHA is a member of the [[Stop TB Partnership]]’s Coordinating Board.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stoptb.org/about/cb/members.asp |title=Stop TB Partnership | Members of the Board |publisher=Stoptb.org |date=2010-11-22 |accessdate=2012-11-25}}</ref> In 2010, a collaboration with [[Microsoft Research]] developed [[eCompliance]], a biometric terminal for monitoring TB patients.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://research.microsoft.com/pubs/137976/thies-nsdr10.pdf | title=Microsoft Research – Emerging Technology, Computer, and Software Research }}</ref>
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Operation ASHA has also distributed millions of analgesic, antacid, antiemetic, iron and calcium tablets, condoms, Oral Rehydration Salts, protein supplements, in addition to 8 tons of food and 9000 blankets.
Till January 2021, a total of around 4930 patients had been enrolled and more than 1,05,550 supervised doses had been logged through eCompliance.<ref name="Asha Reference1" /> The default rate had also been reduced to 1.5 percent, which is much less than that of other institutions.<ref name="Asha Reference1" /> Additionally, the total cost of treating a patient is $80 in comparison to $300 among other NGO's.<ref name="Asha Reference1" /> In year 2013, Operation ASHA's president, Dr. Shelly Batra, was chosen as Social Entrepreneur of the Year, in recognition of this innovative and effective methodology.<ref name="Asha Reference1" /> In addition to combating tuberculosis and simultaneously addressing the effects of global poverty.<ref name="Asha Reference1" />
== Operation ASHA in India ==
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