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THE WORLD WILL LOSE MILLIONS OF LIVES AND OVER 4 TRILLION DOLLARS IN THIS DECADE DUE TO TUBERCULOSIS. FACES OF TUBERCULOSIS Tuberculosis is the biggest infectious disease killer in the world killing 1. 5 million patients every year much worse than HIV AIDS. 100000 female TB patients are abandoned by families to die of abuse and starvation because of the stigma linked to tuberculosis 300000 children leave school and join work force because they have to support parents suffering from tuberculosis Tuberculosis will cause economic loss of over 4 Trillion in this decade So Operation ASHA has developed a new paradigm to eradicate tuberculosis from the world and prevent generation of drug resistant TB in line with the missions of the Indian Prime Minister United Nations SDG Goal 3 and World Health Organization Operation ASHAs paradigm to eradicateTB consists of the following key components Empower communities to build links with government and take care of themselves Remarkable mHealth technology applications for use by semiliterate and illiterate patients and workers Advocacy with governments to improve support for TB programs 100 8000 DOLLARS WILL SAVE A LIFEDONORS HELPED OPERATION ASHASAVE 23000 LIVES LAST YEARSAVE ONE MORE LIFE Stories from the Frontline Operation ASHA delivers the elusive last mile at an extremely low cost Suffering in silence.